Hungary 1662-KB thaler Dav-3256

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Künker sale 406, lot 4539

This specimen was lot 4539 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €4,400 (about US$5,773 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. Reichstaler 1662, Kremnitz. Banderolentaler. RR Feine Patina, leichte Korrosionsspuren, fast vorzüglich. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, thaler of 1662, Kremnitz mint. Very rare, fine patina, light corrosion, about extremely fine.)"

This rare type was struck 1662-63 along with Dav-3257, which had a different mantle over the armor.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28,69 g.

Catalog reference: KM 178.1, Dav-3256; Huszar 1368; Voglh. 226 II.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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