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HABSBURG EMPIRE - FERDINAND I, 1526-1564 - UPPER AUSTRIA - Taler 1536, Linz
weight 28,70gr. ; silver Ø 39mm.
obv. Crowned young portrait half size without beard facing left,
sceptre at left hand, 1536 under arm, within a beaded circle with
knots on the inside, surrounded by the legend;
✠ FERDINAND•D•G•ROM•HVNG•BOE•DAL•CRO•EC•REX
in full: Ferdinandus Dei Gratia Romanorum Hungariae Bohemiae
Dalmatiae Croatiae Etc. Rex, translated; Ferdinand, by the grace of God,
King of the Roman Empire, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia etc.
rev. Eagle, head facing left with halo, with composite arms on chest
(1 ancient Hungary, 2 Bohemia, 3 Austria and ancient Burgundy, and 4 Spain
with Castilla and Leon, within in a beaded circle, a small shield of Upper
Austria (Oberösterreich) divides the legend below, surrounded by the legend;
✠INF•HISPA•ARCHIDVX - AVSTRIE•DVX• VRGVN
in full: Infans Hispaniae Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae,
translated; Prins of Spain, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgund.
♦ A very rare coin type ♦
Schulten 4177 ; Vogl 53 I ; Davenport 8015 RR
Weakly struck in the centre en some scratches/graffiti on reverse.
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HABSBURG EMPIRE - AUSTRIA - FERDINAND III, 1637-1657 - 2 Dukaten 1648, Wien
weight 6,37gr. ; gold Ø 27,5mm.
mintmaster Johann Conrad Richthausen
mintmark triangle with dot inside within circle
obv. Ferdinand III standing right in inner circle, shields of Austria
and Lower Austria on sides, surrounded by the legend;
FERDINAND III•D - GR•I•S•A•G•H•B•REX•
Unabridged legend: Ferdinandus III Dei Gratia Romanorum
Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiaeque Rex
rev. Crowned imperial eagle in inner circle with composite arms,
crowned arms of Vienna below, surrounded by the legend;
•ARCHID•AVS•DVX - BVR•CO•TYR•1648
Ferdinand III was born on 13 July 1608 in Graz, the eldest son of Emperor Ferdinand II of Habsburg and his first wife, Maria Anna of Bavaria. Educated by the Jesuits. He was crowned King of Hungary in 1625 and King of Bohemia in 1627. Since the assassination of Wallenstein in 1634, he held supreme command of the imperial armies. Having been elected King of the Romans in 1636, he succeeded his father as Holy Roman Emperor in 1637. He hoped to make peace soon with France and Sweden, but the war dragged on. From then on, he worked toward the Peace Congress, which opened in Münster and Osnabrück in 1644 and led to the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. After 1648 the emperor was engaged in carrying out the terms of the treaty and ridding Germany of the foreign soldiery. At the Diet of Regensburg in 1653, he achieved the election of his son Ferdinand as king, although Ferdinand predeceased him. After the peace treaty, he devoted himself to rebuilding Bohemia and strengthening the German element in the population by attracting colonists from the Catholic south of Germany. In particular, the nobility was largely renewed. In 1656 he sent an army into Italy to assist Spain in her struggle with France, and he had just concluded an alliance with Poland to check the aggressions of Charles X of Sweden when he died in Vienna on 2 April 1657. He was succeeded by his son Leopold I.
This coin was minted in the year of the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years′ War (1618-1648), fought primarily in Central Europe, and the Eighty Years′ War (1568-1648) between Spain and the Dutch Republic. Ferdinand III worked hard to achieve this peace.
♦ Double gold ducats of this type are only offered sporadically
and are highly desirable pieces for any Habsburg collection ♦
Herinek 129 ; Friedberg 231 ; KM.899 RR
Some clipping, traces of mounting and minor tooling,
nevertheless still an attractive and very rare historical coin.
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HABSBURG EMPIRE / RDR - AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS - BRABANT - MARIA THERESIA, 1740-1780 - Kronentaler or couronne 1765, Brussel
weight 29,27gr. ; silver Ø 41mm.
mintmaster: Thomas van der Motten
mintmark: angel head
engraver: Jacques Roëttier
obv. Four crowns in the angles of a floriated St. Andrew′s cross
mintmark at 12 ′o clock, surrounded by the legend:
MAR·THERESIA D:G·R·IMP·GERM·HUNG·BOH·REG.
rev. Crowned imperial eagle with coat of arms on breast, surrounded by
the legend; ARCH·AUST·DUX·BURG·BRAB·COM·FLAND·1765
Edge: Raised text : JUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA
On this coin the Cross of Burgund is depicted. It is a rough gnarled shape of the cross of Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Burgundy, and a historical banner and battle flag used by holders of the title of Duke of Burgundy and their subjects. The cross of Burgund was first used in the 15th century by the Valois Dukes of Burgundy, who ruled a large part of eastern France and the Low Countries as an effectively independent state. At the extinction of the Valois ducal line in 1477, the Burgundian Low Countries were inherited by the Habsburgs, who retained the title of Dukes of Burgundy and adopted the flag as one of the many symbols of their dynasty. After the Burgundian Habsburgs ascended to the throne of Spain in 1506, their officials introduced this ensign in the Spanish Empire throughout the Castilian and Aragonese territories in Europe and in the Americas.
Delmonte 388 ; Herinek 1941 ; de Witte 1141 ;
Eypeltauer 438 ; Vanhoudt 828.BS ; KM.21 ; Davenport 1282
minor adjust marks
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HABSBURG EMPIRE / RDR - AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS - BRABANT - MARIA THERESIA, 1740-1780 - Kronentaler or couronne 1770/6(.), Brussel
weight 29,28gr. ; silver Ø 39mm.
mintmaster: Thomas van der Motten
mintmark: angel head
engraver: Jacques Roëttier
obv. Four crowns in the angles of a floriated St. Andrew′s cross
mintmark at 12 ′o clock, surrounded by the legend:
MAR·THERESIA D:G·R·IMP·GERM·HUNG·BOH·REG. angle head
rev. Crowned imperial eagle with coat of arms on breast, surrounded by
the legend; ARCH·AUST·DUX·BURG·BRAB·COM·FLAND·1770
Edge: Raised text : JUSTITIA ET CLEMENTIA
On this coin the Cross of Burgund is depicted. It is a saw-toothed (raguly) form of the Cross of Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Burgundy, and a historical banner and battle flag used by holders of the title of Duke of Burgundy and their subjects. The cross of Burgund was first used in the 15th century by the Valois Dukes of Burgundy, who ruled a large part of eastern France and the Low Countries as an effectively independent state. At the extinction of the Valois ducal line in 1477, the Burgundian Low Countries were inherited by the Habsburgs, who retained the title of Dukes of Burgundy and adopted the flag as one of the many symbols of their dynasty. After the Burgundian Habsburgs ascended to the throne of Spain in 1506, their officials introduced this ensign in the Spanish Empire throughout the Castilian and Aragonese territories in Europe and in the Americas.
The year 1770 has been altered from an older date from the 1760′s.
Rare as such.
Delmonte 388var. ; Herinek 1946var. ; cf. de Witte 1141 ;
cf. Vanhoudt 828.BS ; KM.21var. ; cf. Davenport 1282 R
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HABSBURG EMPIRE - AUSTRIAN NETHERLANDS - FRANZ I VON LOTHARINGEN, 1745-1765 - Kronentaler 1763, Brussel
weight 29,28gr. ; silver Ø 40mm.
muntmeester Thomas van der Motten
mintmark angle head
engraver: Jacques Roëttiers
obv. Crowned double-headed eagle carrying in its heart the crowned
shield of the emperor and in its talons two swords, the whole surrounded
by the collar of the Golden Fleece, surrounded by the legend;
FRANCIS•D•GRATIA - ROMAN•IMPERAT•S•A• angle head
rev. In the center, the cross of Burgundy bearing a flaming lighter in its heart,
to which is affixed the jewel of the Golden Fleece, flanked by three crowns:
Austrian, Hungarian and Bohemian, surrounded by the legend;
GERM•JERO•REX LOTH•BAR•MAG•HET•DUX 1763
Edge: Raised text : JN TE DOMINE SPERAVI
On this coin the Cross of Burgund is depicted. It is a rough gnarled shape of the cross of Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Burgundy, and a historical banner and battle flag used by holders of the title of Duke of Burgundy and their subjects. The cross of Burgund was first used in the 15th century by the Valois Dukes of Burgundy, who ruled a large part of eastern France and the Low Countries as an effectively independent state. At the extinction of the Valois ducal line in 1477, the Burgundian Low Countries were inherited by the Habsburgs, who retained the title of Dukes of Burgundy and adopted the flag as one of the many symbols of their dynasty. After the Burgundian Habsburgs ascended to the throne of Spain in 1506, their officials introduced this ensign in the Spanish Empire throughout the Castilian and Aragonese territories in Europe and in the Americas.
Delmonte 384 ; Herinek 223 ; de Witte 1139 ;
Davenport 1283 ; Vanhoudt 830.BS ; KM.22
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AUSTRIA - ERZBISTUM SALZBURG - ERNST VON BAYERN, 1540-1554 - Dukat 1548
weight 3,40gr. ; gold Ø 22mm.
obv. Arms of Bavaria, 1548 above, within inner circle, in outer circle
the legend; +ERNESTVS COF•INAR•EPM•SALZ•V•BA•DVX
rev. Saint Rudbertus, with mitre, depicted with a barrel of salt in his
right hand and crozier in his left hand, arms of Salzburg at feet,
around the legend; S•RVDBЄRTVS:ЄPVS•
Rudbertus of Salzburg (circa 660 – 710 AD) was initially Bishop of Worms. In 696 Theodo, Duke of Bavaria, gave him the ruined town of Iuvavum, which Rudbertus rebuilt. There he founded the monastery of Saint Peter, serving as its first abbot, and a Benedictine convent. Worked with Saint Chuniald, Saint Vitalis of Salzburg, and Saint Gislar. To support the houses and his missionary work, he promoted the mining of salt, which led to the renaming of the place as Salzburg (salt mountain). Rudbertus became therefor patron of Salzburg.
Probszt 349 ; B/R.922 ; Zöttl 384 ; Friedberg 604 R
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