Austria 1609 thaler Dav-3006

Stack's Bowers November 2022 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74316

This specimen was lot 74316 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2022), where it sold for $576. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Taler, 1609. Hall Mint. Rudolph II. PCGS AU-55. Emperor is wearing a ruffled collar, as was the style of the time. Note the Chain of the Golden Fleece surrounding the reverse shield." The SCWC notes this type was struck 1607 and 1609-10 and is among the more common thalers of the period.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: KM 81, Dav-3006.

Source:

• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The November 2022 Collectors Choice Ancient & World Coins Auction, Featuring the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• 1607 thaler, Hall mint
• 1608 thaler, Ensisheim mint
• 1609 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1609 thaler, Vienna mint
• 1609 ducat, Vienna mint
• 1610 thaler, Hall mint
• Hungary 1610-KB thaler Dav-3051
• Coins and currency dated 1609