Hungary 1668-KB thaler Dav-3258
This specimen was lot 347 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$16,865 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. Reichstaler 1668, KB, Kremnitz. RR Feine Patina, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, thaler of 1668, Kremnitz mint. Very rare, fine patina, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1664-68, 1671-73 and is rare. This example realized almost ten times the catalog value. It varies from the similar Dav-3257 in depicting the emperor with a different lace collar.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.54 g.
Catalog reference: KM 170.2 (listed under Hungary); Dav-3258; Voglh. 225 II.
- 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 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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