Silesia 1721 thaler Dav-1096
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This specimen was lot 4829 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,513 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Karl VI., 1711-1740. Reichstaler 1721, Breslau. 28,41 g KM 819.2, Dav-1096; F. u. S. 865; Voglh. 256 V. Fast vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines sächsischen Naturwissenschaftlers. (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI, 1711-40, thaler of 1721, Breslau mint. About extremely fine.)"
This fairly common type was struck 1719-22. The Austrians lost Silesia to Frederick the Great of Prussia in the 1740's.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.8 g, silver, 42 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 801.2, Dav-1092; F. u. S. 850; Voglh. 256 IV.
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- 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.
- [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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