Hungary 1668-NB thaler Dav-3271

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Künker sale 406, lot 4541

This specimen was lot 4541 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,706 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. Reichstaler 1668, NB, Nagybánya. RR Feine Patina, kl. Zainende, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, thaler of 1668, Nagybánya mint. Very rare, fine patina, minor clip, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1667-69 and is very scarce. A rare octagonal klippe of this date exists (Dav-3271A).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.51 g.

Catalog reference: KM 160.6, Dav-3271; Voglh. 228 IV.

Source:

  • 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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