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This specimen was lot 4741 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1637, Wien. Mit Münzzeichen von Virgil Constanz van Vestenburg auf der Vorderseite. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön +. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1637, Vienna mint, with VC mintmark for Virgil Constanz on the obverse. Extremely rare, handsome patina, very fine or better.)"</blockquote> This type was struck at Vienna 1625-38 and is common. This mintmark, a VC monogram in a circle, was used 1636-38.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specification'': 29 g, silver, 41-42 mm diameter, this specimen 28,53 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 599, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3091]]; Herinek 401; Voglh. 154 X.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* 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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

''Links:''
* [[Austria 1633 thaler Dav-3091|1633 thaler, Vienna mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1637 thaler Dav-3136|1637 thaler, Prague mint]]
* [[Austria 1637 20 ducats Fr-127|1637 20 ducats, Graz mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1637]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]

Austria 1637-VC thaler Dav-3091 - Revision history

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