Alsace 1623 thaler Dav-3170

Sincona sale 33, lot 2734

This specimen was lot 2734 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$386 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1618-1637 Taler 1623. Ensisheim. Gutes sehr schön. Felder leicht geglättet. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, thaler of 1623, Ensisheim mint. Good very fine, Fields slightly tooled.)"

This type, noted for 1621 and 1623, is not rare but is priced about double that of Dav-3345.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.52 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-3170; Klemesch 26-, KM A270 (listed under Bohemia).

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]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

Links to:

• 1622 thaler, Ensisheim mint
• 1623 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1623 thaler, Joachimsthal mint
• 1623 48 kipper kreuzer, Graz mint, decorated inner circle
• 1623 150 kipper kreuzer, Graz mint
• 1623 thaler, Hall mint
• 1623 thaler, Vienna mint
• 1623 thaler, Ensisheim mint
• Coins and currency dated 1623