View source for Silesia 1634-W HR thaler Dav-3172

[[Image:Austria K293-1586.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 1586]]

This specimen was lot 1586 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$8,087 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Evangelische Stände Schlesiens, 1633-1635. Reichstaler 1634, HR/W, Breslau. Eisenschneider Hans Rieger. Der schlesische Adler, unten zu den Seiten die geteilte Signatur H - R (Hans Rieger, Eisenschneider in Breslau 1615-1635)//Mit dem Erzherzogshut bedecktes, von zwei Greifen und einem Engelskopf flankiertes Wappen, darüber der Name IEHOVA über Wolken mit Sonnenstrahlen, unten die Münzstättenzeichen W. RR Winz. Kratzer im Randbereich, attraktives Exemplar, sehr schön +.'' (Holy Roman Empire, Protestant rebels in [[German States, Silesia|Silesia]], 1633-35, thaler of 1634, Breslau mint. Obverse: the Silesian eagle divides the engraver's initials "H R"; reverse: capped ducal arms, supported by two griffins, above, the Name of the Lord in a glory, mintmark below. Rare, scratches on edge, attractive example, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> This rare type is attested in Davenport but we can't find it in the SCWC, tho it is accompanied by a ducat ([[Silesia 1634-W HR ducat Fr-3109|Fr-3109]]).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28.53 g.

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3172]]; F. u. S. 255; Voglh. 173, KM unlisted.

''[[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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

''Links to:''
* [[Silesia 1632-IZ thaler Dav-3161|1632-IZ thaler, Breslau mint]]
* estates of [[Silesia 1634-W HR ducat Fr-3109]]
* estates of [[Silesia 1635-W HR ducat Fr-3109]]
* [[Silesia 1642-MI thaler Dav-3219|1642-MI thaler, Breslau mint, Ferdinand III]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1634]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]