Alsace 1620 thaler Dav-3343

Sincona sale 63, lot 1524

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 1524 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$313 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Erzherzog Leopold V. 1619-1632. Taler 1620, Ensisheim. Sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Leopold V, 1619-32, thaler of 1620, Ensisheim mint. Very fine.)"

On this variety, the date is below the bust.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.01 g.

Catalog reference: KM 256.4, Klemesch 21. Dav-3343.

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1619 thaler, Ensisheim mint
• 1620 half thaler, Vienna mint
• 1620 thaler, Hall mint
• 1620 thaler, oval arms, Graz mint
• 1620 thaler, squared arms, Graz mint
• Trautson 1620 thaler Dav-3423
• Trautson 1620 thaler Dav-3425
• Freiburg 1620 thaler Dav-5302 from Freiburg im Breisgau
• 1620 half thaler, Vienna mint
• 1620 thaler, Ensisheim mint
• 1620 thaler, Ensisheim mint
• 1620 thaler, Klagenfurt mint
• 1620 thaler, Vienna mint
• Coins and currency dated 1620