2 Thalers - Rudolph II
Features
| Issuer |
Landgraviate of Upper Alsace
(Austrian States)  |
|---|---|
| Landgrave |
Rudolph II (Rudolf II) (1595-1608)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1603-1604 |
| Value | 2 Thalers |
| Currency | Thaler (1425-1634) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 57.18 g |
| Diameter | 49 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 490134 |
| References | KLEM# 3a Klemetsch Helmut; 2009. Die vorderösterreichische Münzstätte Ensisheim 1584-1632. Self-published, Vienna, Austria. , Dav EC I# 3031 John Stewart Davenport. European Crowns 1484-1600. Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany (2 volumes). Heinz Moser, Heinz Tursky. Die Münzstätte Hall in Tirol. Verlag Dr. Rudolf Erhard, Rum, Austria (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Laureate portrait right with large collar but no ruffles, tassel on the neck, the front of the bust divides the legend and a leaved inner circle.
Script: Latin
Lettering: RVDOLPHVS II D G ROM IM SE AV GE HV BO REX
Unabridged legend: Rodolphus II Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiaeque Rex
Translation: Rudolph II, by the grace of God, forever venerable Emperor of the Romans, King of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia...
Reverse
Crowned baroque oval shield with cost of arms, Upper Alsace shield on top, chain of the order of the Golden Fleece below, inner circle of leaves, two small shield of Habsburg and Ferrette divide the legend on sides.
Script: Latin
Lettering: NEC NON ARCHIDVCES A D B L ALS CO PHIRT
Unabridged legend: Necnon Archiduces Austriae Dux Burgundiae Landgravius Alsatiae Comes Phirtensis
Translation: ... not only Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Landgrave of Alsace, Count of Ferrette.
Edge
Plain
Mint
Ensisheim, France (1583)Comments
Krause lists 1603 and 1607 for this coin. None is in the most recent work of Klemetsch (2008). Engel & Lehr mention a description by Berstett of the 1603. Both need confirmation.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1603 | To be confirmed | 100% | |||||||||||||
| 1604 | MT# 584Heinz Moser, Heinz Tursky. Die Münzstätte Hall in Tirol. Verlag Dr. Rudolf Erhard, Rum, Austria (2 volumes). |
67% | |||||||||||||
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