View source for Austria (1564-95) 2 thaler Dav-8120

[[Image:Austria Sincona 23-02966q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 23, lot 2966]]

This specimen was lot 2966 in Sincona sale 23 (Zurich, May 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR/ÖSTERREICH, Erzherzog Ferdinand II. 1564-1595 Doppeltaler o. J. Hall. Selten. Gutes sehr schön.'' (Austria, archduke Ferdinand II (1564-95), double thaler without date, Hall mint, rare, good very fine.)"</blockquote> Davenport notes a considerable number of thalers and multiple thalers struck for the archduke, Dav-8088 thru Dav-8103, all without dates. This type is noted as a posthumous pattern, so we have attributed it to the year 1595.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 56.92 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' M.T. 310/308, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-8120]].

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1484-1600,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015. 

''Link to:''
* [[Austria (1564-95) thaler Dav-8101|(1564-95) thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Alsace (1564-95) 2 thaler Dav-8093|(1564-95) double thaler, Ensisheim mint]]
* [[Austria (1564-95) 2 thaler Dav-8096|(1564-95) double thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria (1564-95) 2 thaler Dav-8109|(1564-95) double thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria (1564-95) 2 thaler Dav-8117|(1564-95) double thaler, Hall mint, laureate bust]]
* [[Austria (1564-95) 2 thaler Dav-8118|(1564-95) double thaler, Hall mint, capped bust]]
* [[Austria (1564-95) 2 thaler Dav-8119|(1564-95) double thaler, Hall mint, crowned bust]]
* [[Austria (1564-95) 3 thaler Dav-A8096|(1564-95) triple thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria (1564-95) 3 thaler Dav-8115|(1564-95) triple thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria (1601-04) 2 thaler Dav-8111|(1601-04) double thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1595]]
* return to coins of [[Austria]]

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