Bohemia 1624-B HG thaler Dav-3146
This specimen was lot 1516 in Sincona sale 63 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$3,007 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand II. 1618-1637. Taler 1624 B, Brünn. Äusserst selten. Sehr schön. Leichte Prägeschwäche. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1624, Brunn mint. Extremely rare, Very fine, Slightly weakly struck.)"
The Brunn mint was only active sporadically. In 1624, it issued a single thaler (Dav-3144 = KM 517.1), a triple thaler (Dav-A3145), a double thaler (Dav-3145), a double thaler klippe (Dav-3145A), another single thaler (Dav-3146, shown here), and a klippe thaler (Dav-3146A). Brunn, the capital of Moravia, is now in the Czech Republic.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.57 g.
Catalog reference: Herinek 535. Dav-3146.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- 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.
Link to:
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- 16Z4 thaler, Hall mint
- 1624-BZ thaler, Breslau mint
- 1624-BZ thaler, Neisse mint
- 16Z4 thaler, Graz mint
- 1624-B thaler, Brunn mint
- 1624 thaler, eagle reverse, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, short bust, Vienna mint
- 1624 thaler, half-length bust, Vienna mint
- Coins and currency dated 1624