1766-A, Austria, Empress Maria Theresa. Silver Thaler Coin. Original strike. Vienna mint.
Mint Date: 1766 Denomination: Thaler Mint Place: Vienna (A) Reference: Davenport 1114, Herinek 419, KM-1849. Condition: Mint-made wegiht-adjusting marks, minor hairlines in fields, otherwise a nice AU-UNC specimen with strong mint luster in fields! Material: Silver (.833) Weight: 27.94gm Diameter: 41mm
Obverse: Diademed and veiled bust of Empress Maria Theresa right without brooch on shoulder. Mint letter of the Vienna mint (A) below. Legend: M.THERESIA D:G. R.IMP.HU.BO.REG.
Reverse: Crown above double headed imperial eagle, crowned multiple coat of arms at chest. Legend: ARCHID.AUST.DUX.BURG.CO.TYR.1766.X.
The Thaler (or Taler or Talir) was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. Its name lives on in various currencies as the dollar or tolar. Etymologically, "Thaler" is an abbreviation of "Joachimsthaler", a coin type from the city of Joachimsthal in Bohemia, where some of the first such coins were minted in 1518.