Bohemia 1704-GE thaler Dav-1007

Künker sale 406, lot 4578

This specimen was lot 4578 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,493 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. Reichstaler 1704, GE, Prag. Münzmeister Gregor Egerer. Hübsche Patina, min. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, thaler of 1704, Prague mint. Handosme patina, minor plachet defects, extremely fine.)"

This two year type of 1703-04 is fairly scarce. The production of the Prague mint dwindled greatly after the devastation of the Thirty Years War.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.72 g.

Catalog reference: KM 624 (listed under Bohemia), Dav-1007; Dietiker 903; Halacka 1395; Voglh. 231 V.

Source:

• Craig, William D., 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.
• ^[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:

• 1703-GE thaler, Prague mint
• 1704 quarter thaler, St.-Veit mint, bust in rhombus
• 1704 thaler, Vienna mint
• 1704-GE 3 kreuzer, Prague mint
• 1704 thaler, Hall mint
• 1706-GE thaler, Prague mint
• Coins and currency dated 1704
• return to coinage of Hungary