Hungary 1778-B SKPD thaler Dav-1133a

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 3941

This specimen was lot 3941 in Stack's-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $793.13. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HUNGARY. Taler, 1778 B-SKPD. Maria Theresa (1740-80). Kremnitz Mint. NGC MS-64. A few light adjustment marks on Madonna. Bright and lustrous. Light golden toning and very attractive. From the Rockaway Collection." Hungary in 1778 was firmly under Austrian rule but was not part of the Empire. This type, struck 1777-80, is fairly common.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Recorded Mintage: unknown but common.

Catalog reference: Dav-1133; KM-386.2; Huszar-1680.

Source:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

Links to:

• 1763 thaler, Maria Theresia
• 1769 thaler, Kremnitz mint, Madonna and Child
• 1771-K EVM D 30 krajczar
• 1772 thaler, Kremnitz mint, Madonna and Child
• 1779-B SKPD thaler, Madonna and Child
• 1783-B thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1778