Bohemia 1602 thaler Dav-3023

from Stack's Bowers 2017 NYINC sale, lot 6081

This specimen was lot 6081 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $305.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BOHEMIA. Taler, 1602. Kuttenberg Mint. Rudolph II (1575-1612). NGC VF-25. SCARCE classic Taler from Kuttenberg. Even wear consistent with assigned grade but without any detracting heavy marks or surface issues. Old cabinet toning with some light peach and pale blue hues livening up the surfaces." This type is listed for 1578-1600 as Dav-8079 and listed for 1601-02 as KM MB255 and Dav-3023. The issue, which is common, is typically Austrian.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM MB255, Dav-3023; Vogl-101/I.

Source:

• 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

Link to:

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• 1602 6 kreuzer, Hall mint
• 1602 thaler, Hall mint
• 1602 ducat, Klagenfurt mint, archduke Ferdinand
• 1603 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1602
• return to coins of Bohemia