Austria 1575 thaler Dav-8122

Künker sale 335, lot 4622

This specimen was lot 4622 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,963 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Erzherzog Karl, 1564-1590. Reichstaler 1575, Graz. Panthertaler. RR Rand und Felder leicht bearbeitet, sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Charles, 1564-90, thaler of 1575, Graz mint, "panther" thaler. Rare, tooled, very fine.)"

Davenport notes this type for 1570 and 1574-1576. It is one of the first products of the Graz mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28,37 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8122, M. z. A. S. 60; Voglh. 78 III var.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• 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:

• 1575 guldenthaler, Hall mint
• Salzburg 1575 guldenthaler
• 1575 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1575 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
• 1577 thaler, Graz mint
• (1591-95) thaler, Graz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1575