Alsace 1621 thaler Dav-3168

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Künker sale 335, lot 4649
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 4649 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €750 (about US$982 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Ferdinand II. 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1621, Ensisheim. R Feine Patina, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1621, Ensisheim mint. Scarce, fine patina, extremely fine.)"

This Austrian thaler was minted at the Ensisheim mint in Alsace. It is a scarcer type but not rare. Other Alsatian thalers include Dav-3169, -3170, -3345, -3346 for 1621.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.67 g.

Catalog reference: KM A257, Dav-3168; Voglh. 131 I.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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