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This specimen was lot 2218 in Sincona sale 94 (Zurich, October 2024), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,178 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR / ÖSTERREICH Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Taler 1594, Kuttenberg. Münzmeister Wolf Herold von Aupa. Sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1594, Kuttenberg mint. Very Fine, Minor flan flaws.)"</blockquote> This particular type is a product of the Kuttenberg mint in [[Bohemia]] for 1578-1602; the issues of 1601-02 are catalogued as [[Bohemia 1602 thaler Dav-3023|Dav-3023]]. The auction records show examples for nearly all the dates with none predominating. The Kuttenberg or Kutná Hora mint in [[Bohemia]] was an important producer of coin until it was wrecked during the Thirty Years War.
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This specimen was lot 2218 in Sincona sale 94 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,178 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR / ÖSTERREICH Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Taler 1594, Kuttenberg. Münzmeister Wolf Herold von Aupa. Sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1594, Kuttenberg mint. Very Fine, Minor flan flaws.)"</blockquote> This particular type is a product of the Kuttenberg mint in [[Bohemia]] for 1578-1602; the issues of 1601-02 are catalogued as [[Bohemia 1602 thaler Dav-3023|Dav-3023]]. The auction records show examples for nearly all the dates with none predominating. The Kuttenberg or Kutná Hora mint in [[Bohemia]] was an important producer of coin until it was wrecked during the Thirty Years War.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Revision as of 21:17, 27 November 2024

Sincona sale 94, lot 2218

This specimen was lot 2218 in Sincona sale 94 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 850 CHF (about US$1,178 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Taler 1594, Kuttenberg. Münzmeister Wolf Herold von Aupa. Sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1594, Kuttenberg mint. Very Fine, Minor flan flaws.)"

This particular type is a product of the Kuttenberg mint in Bohemia for 1578-1602; the issues of 1601-02 are catalogued as Dav-3023. The auction records show examples for nearly all the dates with none predominating. The Kuttenberg or Kutná Hora mint in Bohemia was an important producer of coin until it was wrecked during the Thirty Years War.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 29.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB255, Dietiker 370. Dav-8079.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 94: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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