Alsace 1619 thaler Dav-3326

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Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1471
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 1471 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €420 (about US$557 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SAINT EMPIRE, Maximilien III, archiduc (1612-1618), AR Taler, 1619, Ensisheim. Au titre de landgrave d'Alsace. D/ B. cuir. à d., une fraise au col et un scalp de lion sur l'épaule. R/ Grand écu couronné, entre les écus d'Alsace et de Ferrette. Rare Le droit légèrement nettoyé. Très Beau à Superbe. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Maximilian, 1612-18, silver thaler of 1619, Ensisheim mint, struck in the name of the landgrave of Alsace. Obverse: armored bust right with ruffed collar and a lion's scalp on the shoulder; reverse: large crowned arms between the arms of Alsace and Ferrette. Rare, lightly cleaned on the obverse, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

Other closely related thalers exist, including KM 279.1 (1614-15) and KM 279.2 (1616-17) and KM 279.3 (1617-18). The French occupied the mint in 1632 and production ceased.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28,93 g.

Catalog reference: KM 279.4, Engel-Lehr 193; Voglh. 121/II; Dav-3326.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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