Silesia 1711-FN thaler Dav-1031

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4810

This specimen was lot 4810 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,926 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Joseph I., 1705-1711. Reichstaler 1711 FN, Breslau. Wardein Franz Nowack. RR Etwas fleckige Patina, kl. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines sächsischen Naturwissenschaftlers. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph I, 1705-11, thaler of 1711, Breslau mint. Very rare, spotty toning, small planchet defects, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at Breslau in Silesia 1710-11 and is very scarce. The Austrians lost Silesia to Frederick the Great of Prussia in the 1740's.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.15 g, silver, 43 mm diameter, this specimen 28,76 g.

Catalog reference: KM 717.4, Dav-1031; F. u. S. 812; Voglh. 242 IV.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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