Hungary 1764-KB thaler Dav-1132
This specimen was lot 3693 in Künker sale 385 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,551 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Konv.-Taler 1764, KB, Kremnitz. Feine Patina, vorzüglich. Erworben 1999 bei der Firma M. Meister. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, convention thaler of 1764, Kremnitz mint. Fine patina, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck at Kremnitz 1763-64 for Maria Theresia and is common. Another thaler (Dav-1157) was struck in Kremnitz with the bust of Francis I.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 28.06 g.
Catalog reference: KM 378, Dav-1132; Eypeltauer 261.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 385: Absolutismus, Aufklärung und Französische Revolution im Spiegel von Münzen und Medaillen - Die Sammlung Bader, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
Link to:
- 1763-PH KM poltura
- 1763-KB thaler, Francis I
- 1763-KB thaler, Maria Theresia, armored bust
- 1764 thaler, Hall mint
- 1764 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1764 quarter ducat, Nagybánya mint
- 1764-NB ducat, Maria Theresia
- 1764 ducat, Vienna mint, Joseph II
- 1765-KB ducat, Maria Theresia
- 1766 thaler, Hall mint, veiled bust
- 1767-K EVM D 30 krajczar
- 1769-K thaler, arms/Madonna and Child
- Coins and currency dated 1764