Olmutz 1706 thaler Dav-1211

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 53655

This specimen was lot 53655 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $720. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Olmutz. Taler, 1706. Kremsier Mint. Karl III Joseph von Lothringen. PCGS AU-58. From the Augustana Collection." This two year type is among the more common issues from this ecclesiastical state in Moravia, then part of Austria, now the Czech Republic.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-1211; KM-378.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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