Austria (1564-95) 2 thaler Dav-8109

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Sincona sale 23, lot 2967
Künker sale 423, lot 66

The first specimen was lot 2967 in Sincona sale 23 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 1,600 CHF (about US$2,010 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR/ÖSTERREICH, Erzherzog Ferdinand II. 1564-1595 Doppeltaler o. J. Hall. Gutes sehr schön. (Austria, archduke Ferdinand II (1564-95), double thaler without date, Hall mint, good very fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 66 in Künker Auction 423 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,682 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Erzherzog Ferdinand, 1564-1595. Doppelter Reichstaler o. J. (posthume Prägung 1601-1604), Hall. Eisenschneider Peter Hartenbeck. Geharnischtes Hüftbild r. mit Erzherzogshut, mit der Rechten das Zepter schulternd, die Linke am Schwertgriff//Gekrönter Tiroler Adler, oben Ehrenkranz mit innenliegenden Bändern. RR Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Schweizerischer Bankverein 42, Basel 1997, Nr. 1773. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Ferdinand, 1564-95, undated double thaler, posthumous issue, circa 1601-04, Hall mint. Obverse: armored and capped half-length bust right, holding a sword and scepter; reverse: crowned Tyrolean eagle, wreath above with internal ribbons. Very rare, about extremely fine.)"

Davenport notes a considerable number of thalers and multiple thalers struck for the archduke, Dav-8088 thru Dav-8103, all without dates. None are rare. Künker states that this was struck circa 1601-04.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, the first specimen 57.56 g, the second specimen 57,80 g.

Catalog reference: M.T. 314, Dav-8109. The second specimen is Dav-8109A; M./T. 318 (3/7).

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 423: Coins and medals from Tyrol - The collection of Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Wohnlich., Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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