Hungary 1693-KB thaler Dav-3264

Künker sale 406, lot 4563

This specimen was lot 4563 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €750 (about US$984 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. Reichstaler 1693, KB, Kremnitz. Hübsche Patina, fast vorzüglich. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, thaler of 1693, Kremnitz mint. Handsome patina, about extremely fine.)"

This type, struck 1681-1700 in many varieties (Dav-3260, -3261, -3262, -3262A, -3262B, -3263, -3263A, -3264, -3265), is common. This variety, struck 1693-99, is listed as one of the more common thalers of the period. Hungary in 1693 had been freshly reconquered by the Austrians from the Turks but was not part of the Empire.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.57 g.

Catalog reference: KM 214.8, Dav-3264; Voglh. 225 VI.

Source:

• Craig, William D., 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.
• ^[1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1692-KB thaler
• 1692-KB quarter ducat, Nagybanya mint
• 1693-KB thaler, small bust
• 1693 thaler, Hall mint
• 1695-KB thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1693
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