View source for Silesia 1720 thaler Dav-1096

[[Image:Austria K293-1616.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 1616]]

This specimen was lot 1616 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €280 (about US$377 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Karl VI. 1711-1740. Reichstaler 1720, Breslau. Ohne Münzmeisterzeichen. Fast sehr schön.'' (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI of [[Austria]], 1711-40, thaler of 1720, Breslau mint, without mintmark. About very fine.)"</blockquote> This type of 1719-22 is somewhat scarce.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1096]]; F. u. S. 864; Voglh. 256 V, KM 818.2 (listed under [[German States, Silesia|Silesia]]).

''[[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>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 1715 thaler Dav-1091|1715 thaler, Breslau mint]]
* [[Silesia 1720 ducat Fr-376|1720 ducat]]
* [[Austria 1721 thaler Dav-1053|1721 thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1720]]

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