Bohemia 1593 thaler Dav-8079

Sincona sale 11, lot 2329

This specimen was lot 2329 in Sincona sale 11 (Zurich, May 2013), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$495 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RDR/ÖSTERREICH Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Taler 1593, Kuttenberg. Lt. Doppelschlag. Gutes sehr schön. (Austria, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1593, Kuttenberg mint. Lightly double struck, good very fine.)"

This particular type is a product of the Kuttenberg mint for 1578-1600. Davenport lists over 130 different thalers for Austria in the sixteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.68 g.

Catalog reference: Dietiker 370, Dav-8079.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2013.

Links to:

• 1590 thaler, Hall mint
• 1592 thaler, Prague mint
• 1593 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
• 1593 ducat, Prague mint, eagle reverse
• 1597 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• Coins and currency dated 1593