Olmutz 1728 thaler Dav-1220

Sincona sale 57, lot 3340

Moravia in 1648, showing Kremsier and Olmutz

This specimen was lot 3340 in Sincona sale 57 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$506 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA | Olmütz, Bistum, Wolfgang von Schrattenbach, 1711-1738. Taler 1728, Kremsier. Vorzüglich. Hübsche Patina. (Germany, bishopric of Olmutz, Wolfgang von Schrattenbach, 1711-38, thaler of 1728, Kremsier mint. Extremely fine, Attractive patina.)"

This one year type from this ecclesiastical state in Moravia is fairly scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.64 g.

Catalog reference: KM 426, Suchomel / Videman 755. Lichnowsky / Mayer 458, Dav-1220.

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, Jürg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

Link to:

• 1727 half thaler
• 1727 thaler
• (1728-30) quarter ducat, bust obverse/three shields reverse
• (1728-30) quarter ducat, arms obverse
• 1729 half thaler
• 1733 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1728
• return to coins of Austria, Olmutz