Austria 1602 thaler Dav-3005
This specimen was lot 1872 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$2,124 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II., 1576-1612. Reichstaler 1602, Hall. Seltener Jahrgang. Prachtexemplar mit feiner Tönung. Vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1602, Hall mint. Rare date, cabinet example with fine toning, extremely fine.)"
This particular type is listed for 1602-05 and closely related types with the portrait of Rudolf II were struck at Hall, Vienna and Graz until his death in 1612. Hall was also a prolific producer of minor coinage. Other thalers of 1602 include KM 23/Dav-3307, KM 24/Dav-3314 (Klagenfurt), KM 36/Dav-3310A, KM MB255/Dav-3023 (Kuttenberg).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28-29 g, silver, this specimen 28,43 g.
Catalog reference: KM 37.1, Dav-3005; Voglh. 96 I var; M./T. 323.
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- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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