View source for Austria (1680-86) 2 thaler Dav-3253

[[Image:Austria c1680 2 thaler obv Ponterio 168-40416.jpg|300px|thumb|Ponterio sale 168, lot 40416]]
[[Image:Austria c1680 2 thaler rev Ponterio 168-40416.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC]]

This specimen was lot 40416 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $1,782. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "AUSTRIA. 2 Taler, ND (1680-86). Hall Mint. NGC MS-61. Leopold I (1657-1705). Attractive even gray tone." The type was struck 1680-86 and, while it is expensive, is more available than most double thalers. 
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3253]]; KM-1121 (previously KM-568). 

''[[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 168: The Official ANA Auction,'' Irvine, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2012. 

''Link to:''
* [[Austria 1675-IAN 2 thaler Dav-A3232|1675 2 thaler]]
* [[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, Dav-3250]]
* [[Austria (1680-86) 2 thaler Dav-3249|(1680-86) double thaler, Hall mint, Dav-3249]]
* [[Austria (1686-96) 2 thaler Dav-3252|(1686-86) double thaler, Hall mint, Dav-3252]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1680]]
* return to coins of [[Austria]]

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