View source for Bohemia 1709-GE thaler Dav-1026

[[Image:Austria S34-04284.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 34, lot 4284]]

This specimen was lot 4284 in Sincona sale 34 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$772 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - [[Austria|AUSTRIA]]. Joseph I. 1705-1711 Taler 1709. Prag Münzmeister Gregor Egerer. Selten. Vorzüglich. Henkelspur. Schöne alte Patina.'' (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph I, 1705-11, thaler of 1709, Prague mint, mintmaster Gregor Egerer. Rare, Extremely fine, mount mark, handsome old toning.)"</blockquote> This type of 1709-10 is rather scarce.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28.70 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1026]]; Dietiker 948. Herinek 136, KM 643 (listed under [[Bohemia]]).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Münzen und Medaillen des Römisch-Deutsches Reiches, Auktion 34,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

''Links to:''
* [[Austria 1706 thaler Dav-1018|1706 thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1707-GE thaler Dav-1025|1707 thaler, Prague mint]]
* [[Austria 1708-IMH thaler Dav-1013|1708-IMH thaler, Vienna mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1711-BW thaler Dav-1027|1711 thaler, Kuttenberg mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1709]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]