Alsace 1632 thaler Dav-3355

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Jean Elsen sale 148, lot 938
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 938 in Jean Elsen sale 148 (Brussels, September 2021), where it sold for €300 (about US$425 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SAINT EMPIRE, Léopold V, archiduc (1619-1632), AR Taler, 1632, Ensisheim. Au titre de landgrave d'Alsace. D/ B. couronné et cuir. à d., ten. un sceptre sur l'épaule et la garde de son épée. La date à d. dans le champ. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or, entre les écussons de Habsbourg et Ferrette. Nettoyé. Très Beau à Superbe. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Leopold V, 1619-32, silver thaler of 1632, Ensisheim mint, with the title of landgrave of Alsace. Obverse: armored and crowned bust right, bearing a sword and scepter, with the date in the field; reverse: crowned arms, Golden Fleece around, with the escutcheons of Hapsburg and Ferette. Cleaned, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This thaler was struck 1631-32 and is fairly common. Leopold, who was also count of Tyrol, was one of the last Hapsburg archdukes to enjoy the mint right. Ensisheim would fall to the French at the end of the Thirty Years War.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28,29 g.

Catalog reference: KM 272, Dav-3355, Engel-Lehr 313; Voglh. 181/V.

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 148: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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