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[[Image:Trautson K335-4897.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 4897]]

This specimen was lot 4897 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,225 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. DIE ÖSTERREICHISCHEN STANDESHERREN, TRAUTSON, GRAFEN. Franz Eusebius, 1678-1728. Reichstaler 1708, MM, Wien. Prachtvolle Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], counts of Trautson. Francis Eusebius, 1678-1728, thaler of 1708. Outstanding patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1708 and 1715. It is scarce but not rare like the thalers of the previous century. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 29.26 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 31, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1200]]; Holzmair 93.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Trautson 1636 thaler Dav-3429|1636 thaler]]
* [[Trautson 1636 ducat Fr-897|1636 ducat]]
* [[Austria 1708-IMH thaler Dav-1013]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1708]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]