Austria 1627 thaler Dav-3337
This specimen was lot 76135 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. Taler, 1627. Hall Mint. Archduke Leopold V. PCGS EF-45." Leopold V (1586-1632) was made bishop of Strasbourg in 1598, at the age of 12, and held that office until 1626, when he resigned to get married. He obtained the governorship of Tyrol on the death of his cousin Maximilian in 1619. His sons Ferdinand Charles (d. 1662) and Sigismund Francis (d. 1665) also became counts of Tyrol and were the last archdukes to emit coinage. This type was struck 1626-27 at Hall. It is among the more common thalers of the period. Austrian thalers for 1627 include KM 599/Dav-3091, KM 628/Dav-3108, KM 629.1 (shown here), KM 676 (klippe), KM 678/Dav-3124.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-3337; KM-629.1.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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