Austria 1607 thaler Dav-3002

Künker Auction 425, lot 1876

This specimen was lot 1876 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,558 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II., 1576-1612. Reichstaler 1607, Wien. Feine Tönung, kl. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1607, Vienna mint. Fine toning, small planchet defects, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1601-09 and is common. For other thalers of 1607, see also KM 25/Dav-3019 (Prague), KM 26/Dav-3028 (Kuttenberg), KM 32 (Graz), KM 37.2/Dav-3005B, KM 81/Dav-3006 (Hall), KM 82/Dav-3006A (Hall).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28-29 g, silver, this specimen 28,80 g.

Catalog reference: KM 25, Dav-3002; Voglh. 106 III.

Sources:

• 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 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

Links:

• 1607 thaler, Hall mint
• 1607 "alchemist's" thaler, Hall mint
• 1607 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1607 thaler, Prague mint
• 1607 thaler, Ensisheim mint
• 1607 double thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1608 thaler, Ensisheim mint
• Coins and currency dated 1607