Austria 1646 thaler Dav-3365

Sincona sale 23, lot 3001

This specimen was lot 3001 in Sincona sale 23 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$754 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RDR/ÖSTERREICH, Erzherzog Ferdinand Karl, 1632-1662 Taler 1646. Hall. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Ferdinand Charles (1632-62), thaler of 1646, Hall mint, very fine to extremely fine.)"

Archduke Ferdinand Charles, son of Leopold V, received and squandered the indemnity paid him by the French in compensation for the loss of upper Alsace, including Ensisheim.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.86 g.

Catalog reference: M.T. 503, Dav-3365, KM 932.1.

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.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1646 thaler, Brunn mint
• 1646 thaler, Graz mint
• (1646) double thaler, Hall mint
• (1646) 5 ducats, coronation of archduke Ferdinand Charles
• Dietrichstein 1647 thaler Dav-3372
• 1662 thaler, Hall mint, archduke Ferdinand Charles
• Coins and currency dated 1646
• return to coins of Austria