Olmutz 1752 thaler Dav-1232
This specimen was lot 1972 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €24,000 (about US$33,984 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · DIE GEISTLICHKEIT IN DEN HABSBURGISCHEN ERBLANDEN, OLMÜTZ, BISTUM, SEIT 1777 ERZBISTUM Ferdinand von Troyer, 1745-1758. Reichstaler 1752. FERD · IUL · D · G · S · R · E · CARDIN · DE TROYER · Brustbild r. mit Mantel und umgehängtem Kreuz//EPISC · OLOM · DUX · S · R · I · PRINC · REG · CAP · BOH · COM · Mitra und Krone auf Wappen, dahinter Krummstab und Schwert, oben Legatenhut. RR Prachtexemplar von schönster Erhaltung. Hübsche Patina, Stempelglanz. (Austrian states, bishopric of Olmütz, Ferdinand von Troyer, 1745-58, thaler of 1752. Obverse: mantled bust right with cross; reverse: ornate arms with miter, crown and cardinal's hat, crozier and sword behind. Very rare, cabinet example in beautiful condition, handsome patina, uncirculated.)"
This is a rare type struck 1746, 1749, 1752 and 1756. This ecclesiastical state in Moravia was then part of Austria, now the Czech Republic.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 28.82 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 29,16 g.
Catalog reference: KM 470, Dav-1232; Suchomel/Videman 1009.
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- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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