Austria 1713-A thaler Dav-1107

Stack's Bowers October 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74489

This specimen was lot 74489 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2024), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. Taler, 1713-A. Augsburg Mint. Charles VI. PCGS AU-50. A variant with the right side of the eagle's tail to the left of the peripheral legend. A charming warm gray issue. Some marks are present on the hair of the bust, but the details are otherwise well-preserved." Austrian thalers for 1713 include Dav-1089, KM 1522/Dav-1035, KM 1548/Dav-1107, KM 1551/Dav-1039, KM 1552/Dav-1050 (shown here), KM 1553/Dav-1046 and KM 1554/Dav-1047. Charles was the younger brother of Joseph I and was not expected to inherit the imperial throne. As such, he was put forward as the rival candidate of Philip V for the Spanish crown. His brother's unexpected death in 1711 made him the Holy Roman Emperor and his anti-French allies quickly lost interest in placing him on the Spanish throne. This type was struck in 1713-14 while the Austrian army occupied Augsburg and Bavaria during the War of the Spanish Succession. Varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.2-28.6 g, silver, 44 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dav-1107; KM-1548.

Source:

Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, October 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the S.P. Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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Austria 1713-A thaler Dav-1107

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