Olmutz 1713 thaler Dav-1215

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Sincona sale 101, lot 3511

This specimen was lot 3511 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$528 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Olmütz, Bistum, Wolfgang von Schrattenbach, 1711-1738. Taler 1713, Kremsier. Gutes sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler und Kratzer. (Austria, bishopric of Olmütz, Wolfgang von Schrattenbach, 1711-38, thaler of 1713, Kremsier mint. Good Very Fine, Minor flan flaws and scratches.)"

This two-year type is among the commoner issues of this state. Olmütz, then in Moravia, is now Olomuoc in the Czech Republic.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.38 g.

Catalog reference: KM 400, Suchomel/Videman 740 (B/B). Dav-1215.

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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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