Austria 1699 thaler Dav-3230

Künker sale 406, lot 4574

This specimen was lot 4574 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €600 (about US$787 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. Reichstaler 1699, Wien. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung AU 55 (6643509-003). Hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, thaler of 1699, Vienna mint. Graded NGC AU-55, handsome patina, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at Vienna 1696-1700. It is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.39 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1275.5, Dav-3230; Voglh. 234 VII.

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:

• 1698 thaler, Graz mint
• 1698 thaler, Hall mint
• 1698 thaler, Vienna mint
• 1699 thaler, Hall mint
• 1700 thaler, Hall mint
• Coins and currency dated 1699