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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
''Specification:'' silver.  
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''Specification:'' 28.2 g, silver, 41 mm diameter, plain edge.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3035]], KM 247.1 (listed under Alsace).
 
''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3035]], KM 247.1 (listed under Alsace).
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* [[Alsace 1606 thaler Dav-3035|1606 thaler, Ensisheim mint]]
 
* [[Alsace 1606 thaler Dav-3035|1606 thaler, Ensisheim mint]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1607 thaler Dav-3019|1607 thaler, Prague mint]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1607 thaler Dav-3019|1607 thaler, Prague mint]]
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* [[Alsace 1607 thaler Dav-3036|1607 thaler, Ensisheim mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1608 ducat Fr-87|1608 ducat, Vienna mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1608 ducat Fr-87|1608 ducat, Vienna mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1609 thaler Dav-3310|1609 thaler, Graz mint, archduke Ferdinand]]
 
* [[Austria 1609 thaler Dav-3310|1609 thaler, Graz mint, archduke Ferdinand]]

Revision as of 11:23, 16 January 2026

Heritage sale 3024, lot 26077
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries
Ensisheim in upper Alsace. The political situation is of 1477, on the collapse of the Burgundians. Upper Alsace would be ruled by the Hapsburgs until 1648 when it passed to France.

This specimen was lot 26077 in Heritage sale 3024 (Chicago, April 2013), where it sold for $528.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Rudolf II Taler 1608 Ensisheim, XF detail, a grouping of ancient pinscratches sits around Rudolf's eye, deep attractive tone and lovely device detail overall." The SCWC lists this type under several varieties for 1606-12. It is somewhat scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.2 g, silver, 41 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: Dav-3035, KM 247.1 (listed under Alsace).

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3024, featuring the Kairos and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collections, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.

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