Alsace 1617 2 thaler Dav-3325

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Künker sale 406, lot 4478

This specimen was lot 4478 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,674 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Erzherzog Maximilian als Landesfürst von Tirol, 1612-1618. Doppelter Reichstaler 1617, Ensisheim. RR Feine Patina, Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, vorzüglich. (Austria, archduke Maximilian as land prince of Tyrol, 1612-18, double thaler of 1617, Ensisheim mint. Very rare, fine patina, planchet defects on the edge, extremely fine.)"

Archduke Maximilian III (1558-1618) ruled in Tyrol after 1595 and was briefly pretender to the throne of Poland. His cousin, archduke Maximilian Ernst (1583-1616), was the younger brother of emperor Ferdinand III but never succeeded to any throne. Another double thaler of 1617 is KM 207/Dav-3045, struck for Matthias.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 56.33 g.

Catalog reference: KM 281, Dav-3325; M./T. 593.

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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