Austria 1844-A thaler Dav-14

Künker sale 386, lot 5524

This specimen was lot 5524 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €500 (about US$646 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Ferdinand I. 1835-1848. Konv.-Taler 1844, A, Wien. Sehr attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (empire of Austria, Ferdinand I, 1835-48, convention thaler of 1844, Vienna mint. Very attractive example with fine patina, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1837-48 at Vienna ("A") and Milan ("M") but is only scarce. Thalers were struck to this weight standard until 1852.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 27.99 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2240, Dav-14; J. 246; Kahnt 345.

Source:

• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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• 1843-A thaler
• 1844-A half thaler
• 1844-A ducat
• 1845-A thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1844