Alsace 1611 thaler Dav-3035

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Künker sale 406, lot 4475
Ensisheim in upper Alsace. The political situation is of 1477, on the collapse of the Burgundians. Upper Alsace would be ruled by the Hapsburgs until 1648 when it passed to France.

This specimen was lot 4475 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €700 (about US$919 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Reichstaler 1611, Ensisheim. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Austria, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, thaler of 1611, Ensisheim mint. Handsome patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"

The SCWC lists this type under several varieties for 1606-12. It is somewhat scarce. This particular variety features no lion's head on the emperor's shoulder and the date facing outward.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.22 g.

Catalog reference: KM 247.3, Dav-3035; Voglh. 95 XI.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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