Thaler - Rudolf

€105,559.00
IssuerHungary
Year1580-1583
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Thaler (Tallér)
CurrencyThaler (1526-1754)
CompositionSilver (.894)
Weight28.82 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) ÉH#788, H#1032
Obverse descriptionArmoured non-crowned bust in ruffled collar looking right holding scepter in right hand, ring of pearls under circle of lettering. Large imperial crown in front of bust on the right on a tower
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringRVDOLPHVS · II · D · G · RO · I · S · AV · G · H · BO · REX
(Translation: Rudolf II, by the grace of God, 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 chestshield Austrian bonds. 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 scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCHI · DVX · AVS · DVX · BVRG · MARC · MORA · 1580 · H S
(Translation: Crown Prince of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Marquis of Moravia)
EdgeSmooth
MintH S
Košice / Kassa, Slovakia
Mintage1580 H - S - -
1581 H - S - -
1583 H - S - -
Catalog ID3250439530
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