Austria 1693 thaler Dav-3229

Künker sale 335, lot 4701

This specimen was lot 4701 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €400 (about US$524 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Leopold I. 1657-1705. Reichstaler 1693, Wien. Feine Patina, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, thaler of 1693, Vienna mint. Fine patina, extremely fine.)"

This type was minted 1692-95 and is fairly common. Other thalers for 1693 include Dav-3234 (Graz), -3237 (St. Veit) and -3243 (Hall) as well as various multiples.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.67 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1275.3, Dav-3229; Voglh. 234 V.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

Link to:

• 1693 3 kreuzer, Hall mint
• 1693 6 kreuzer, Hall mint
• 1693 half thaler, Vienna mint
• 1693 thaler, Hall mint
• 1694 thaler, Hall mint, older draped bust
• 1694-IAK thaler, Hall mint, older armored bust
• 1695 thaler, Vienna mint
• 1695 thaler, Hall mint
• Coins and currency dated 1693