Hungary 1691-KB thaler Dav-3261

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Ponterio sale 169, lot 10495
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 10495 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $441. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. Taler, 1691-KB. NGC AU-50. Leopold I (1654-1705). Toned." This one-year type varies from the issue of 1687-91 (Dav-3260) in the details of the emperor's cravat and the draping of the toga around his armor.

Recorded mintage: 779,000 (including Dav-3260).

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-3261; KM-214.2.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.

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