Austria 1617-CO thaler Dav-3323
This specimen was lot 3073 in Künker Auction 426 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €340 (about US$482 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Erzherzog Maximilian als Landesfürst von Tirol, 1612-1618. Reichstaler 1617, Hall. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Maximilian as lord of Tyrol, 1612-18, thaler of 1617, Hall mint. Very fine.)"
Austrian thalers for 1617 include KM 187/Dav-3311 (Graz mint), KM 206/Dav-3046, KM 216/Dav-3312, KM 217/Dav-A3312, KM 218.1/Dav-3323 (shown here), KM 218.2/Dav-3323A (Hall mint), KM 218.3/Dav-3323B (Hall mint), KM 218.4/Dav-3323C (Hall mint), KM 218.5/Dav-3323D (Hall mint), KM 218.6/Dav-3323V (Hall mint), KM 219/Dav-A3324, KM 220/Dav-A3324, KM 221/Dav-3048, KM 24/Dav-3314. This subtype, struck 1617 only, has the "CO" in a cartouche below the bust.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver; this specimen is 28,28 g.
Catalog reference: KM 218.1, Dav-3323; M./T. 415 var.; Voglh. 122 XI.
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- Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, eLive Premium Auction 426: European and German Coins and Medals from the 16th to the 20th century, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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