Alsace 1622 thaler Dav-3169

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Künker Auction 441, lot 4720
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 4720 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €500 (about US$688 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. Reichstaler 1622, Ensisheim. Feine Patina, kl. Stempelfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1622, Ensisheim mint. Fine patina, minor die cracks, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at Ensisheim 1621-22. It is scarce but not rare. The Ensisheim mint also struck thalers for archduke Leopold V in 1622 (Dav-3347). The Hapsburg lost their holdings in Upper Alsace to France as a result of the Thirty Years war.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.4 g, silver, 40 mm diameter, this specimen 28,92 g.

Catalog reference: KM B257.2, Dav-3169; Voglh. 131 I.

Sources:

  • 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, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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