View source for Austria (1680-86) 2 thaler Dav-3249

[[Image:Austria c1680 2 thaler obv P182-217.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 182, lot 217]]
[[Image:Austria c1680 2 thaler rev P182-217.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC]]

This specimen was lot 217 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $1,645. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "AUSTRIA. 2 Taler, ND (1680-86). Hall Mint. NGC AU-58. Leopold I (1658-1705). Dark toning, sharply struck." The type was struck 1680-86 and, while it is expensive, is more available than most double thalers. Künker states that this undated type was struck circa 1691-92.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3249]]; KM-1119.2. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974.
* Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, ''Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol,'' 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''Ponterio sale 182: The January 2014 NYINC Auction: World Coins,'' Irvine, CA: Stacks Bowers LLC. 

''Link to:''
* [[Austria 1675-IAN 2 thaler Dav-A3232|1675 double thaler, Graz mint]]
* [[Austria 1680 3 kreuzer KM-1245|1680 3 kreuzer, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria 1680 thaler Dav-3241|1680 thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria (1680-86) 2 thaler Dav-3250|(1680-86) double thaler, Hall mint, "TYRO"]]
* [[Austria (1685) 2 thaler Dav-3251|(1685) double thaler, Hall mint, Dav-3251]]
* [[Austria (1680-86) 2 thaler Dav-3253|(1680-86) double thaler, Hall mint, Dav-3253]]
* [[Austria (1680-1705) ducat Fr-322|(1680-1705) ducat, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria (1686-96) 2 thaler Dav-3252|(1686-96) double thaler, Hall mint, Dav-3252]]
* [[Austria (1691-92) 1/4 thaler|(1691-92) quarter thaler, Hall mint, older bust]]
* [[Austria (1691-92) 1/2 thaler KM-1149|(1691-92) half thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1680]]
* return to coins of [[Austria]]

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