Hungary 1745-KB thaler Dav-1128
This specimen was lot 3172 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €270 (about US$382 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Reichstaler 1745 KB, Kremnitz. Feine Patina, sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, thaler of 1745, Kremnitz mint. Fine patina, very fine.)"
Despite being a two year type (1744-45), it is listed as one of the more common thalers of the period. The SCWC correctly catalogs this under Hungary, not Austria. Hungary was reconquered by the Austrians from the Turks by 1700 but was never part of the Empire. Maria Theresia was queen of Hungary but never Holy Roman Emperor (being female); her portrait appears on a long series of Hungarian thalers (Dav-1125, -1125A, -1125B, Dav-1126, -1127, -1128, Dav-1129, -1130, -1131, Dav-1132).
Recorded mintage: 875,000.
Specifications: 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 28,71 g.
Catalog reference: KM 337.1 (listed under Hungary, Dav-1128; Eypeltauer 243.
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- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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