Austria 1624 2 thaler Dav-3079

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Künker sale 335, lot 4654

This specimen was lot 4654 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,486 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Ferdinand II. 1592-1618-1637. Doppelter Reichstaler 1624, Wien. RR Hübsche Patina, sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, double thaler of 1624, Vienna mint. Rare, handsome patina, very fine.)"

This double thaler is very scarce but not extremely rare like most multiple thalers. Other Austrian single thalers for 1624 include Dav-3104, Dav-3078, -3106, Dav-3123, -3144, -3146, -3146A, -3104A, -3330A, Dav-3092, -3080, -3081, -3083, Dav-3084, Dav-3085, -3086, Dav-3087, -3087A and Dav-3330.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 57.24 g.

Catalog reference: KM 273.4, Dav-3079; Voglh. 154 II (dort als Taler).

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.

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