Alsace 1605-B thaler Dav-3034

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Sincona sale 33, lot 2732

This specimen was lot 2732 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$534 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Rudolf II. 1576-1612 Taler 1605. Ensisheim. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1605, Ensisheim mint. Very fine-extremely fine.)"

This product of the Ensisheim mint is listed for 1603, 1605, 1606 and 1610 and is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.30 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-3034; Klemesch 89, KM 246.3 (listed under Alsace).

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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