Murbach and Luders (1626) thaler Dav-5618
This specimen was lot 3539 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,413 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Murbach und Lüders, Abtei. Erzherzog Leopold V. von Österreich, 1614-1626. Taler o. J. (um 1626), Ensisheim. Titel von Ferdinand II. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Rand etwas bearbeitet. (France, abbey of Murbach and Luders, archduke Leopold V of Austria, 1614-26, undated thaler, Ensisheim mint, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Rare, Good very fine, Some tooling on edge.)"
This obscure issue is from the long-vanished Abbey of Murbach and Luders in upper Alsace. The region is now firmly part of France. The abbey was ruled by Austrian archdukes 1587-1662.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.20 g.
Catalog reference: KM 22, Divo 105. Engel/Lehr 64. Dav-5618.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1967.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
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