Austria 1675-IAN 2 thaler Dav-A3232

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Jean Elsen sale 108, lot 1200
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Schulman auction 389, lot 4
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This is a double thaler of the Graz mint struck for Austria while Leopold I was emperor. This specimen was lot 1200 in Jean Elsen sale 108 (Brussels, March 2011) where it sold for 1,000 euros (about US$1,642.71 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SAINT EMPIRE, Léopold Ier (1657-1705), AR double Taler, 1675 IAN, Graz. Sur flan large. Pour la Styrie. Droit: B. l., drapé et cuirassé à droite, dans un polylobe. Revers: Grand écu ovale couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Rare. Petits défauts du flan sur la tranche. Très Beau" (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I (1657-1705), silver double thaler of 1675, Graz mint, struck for Styria. Obverse: Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust facing right, within a polylobe. Reverse: large oval shield, crowned, with the Order of the Golden Fleece around. Rare, small edge faults, Very Fine.)

The second specimen was lot 4 in Schulman auction 389 (Amsterdam, December 2025), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,382 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted, "Austria - 2 Thaler or Doppeltaler 1675 IA-N (Ignaz Anton Nowak), Silver, LEOPOLD I 1657-1705, ROMISCH DEUTSCHES REICH, HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE Graz mint. Laureate bust right ❀ LEOPOLDVS. DEI. GRATIA. ROM. IMP. SE. AV. GER. HVN. BOH. REX. Rev. crowned arms in oval baroque frame, date above .ARCHI. AVSTRIAE. DVX. BVRGVNDIAE. STVRIAE. TEc. Ex Cherry Tree Collection. Extremely fine." The type was struck 1670-84 and despite the six dates known, is rarer than many other Austrian double thalers.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, the first specimen 56.99 grams, the second specimen 57.15 g.

Catalog reference: Her-565; KM 1268, Davenport A3232.

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 108, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2011.
  • [2]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 389: Ex Cherry Tree Collection, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.

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