Double Thaler - Rudolf

€106,227.00
IssuerHungary
Year1578
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Thalers (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.882)
Weight57.64 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#781, H#1025
Obverse descriptionArmoured crowned bust with scepter in right hand, sword in left looking right, Ring of pearls under circle of lettering. Striped armour. Bust of Miksa (Maximillian)
Obverse script
Obverse letteringRVDOLPH · II · D · G · EL · RO · IM · S · AV · GER · HVN · BOE · REX *
(Translation: Rudolphus II. dei gratia electus Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex - Rudolf II, by the grace of God, elected Emperor of the Romans, forever Monarch, King of Germany, Hungary, Bohemia)
Reverse descriptionDouble-headed glorified eagle with wide open wings, on the breast fourfold curved shield: Hungarian Árpád stripes, Hungarian double cross, Dalmatian leopard heads, Bohemian lion. In chest shield Austrian bonds. Letter `I` in shield at the end of legend Mintmark at the sides by the feet of the eagle. Above the neck of the eagle crowned Madonna on crescent, holding child in her right arm, scepter in her left. Large shield.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringARCHI · DVX · AVS · DVX · BVRG · MARC · MORA · 1579 · H S
(Translation: Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Marchio Moraviae - Crown Prince of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Marquis of Moravia)
EdgeSmooth
MintHS
Košice / Kassa, Slovakia
Mintage1578 H - S - -
Catalog ID4241214220
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