Ensisheim 1625 - Would Like More Information

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Litotes Pillar of the Community Norway 510 Posts	Posted 05/29/2016 1:43 pm I picked up this coin a while ago. Well, not the exact one below but one just like it (my camera is not functioning anymore). I'm trying to find it in Krause but so far not succeeding. picture: http://w1.bnu.fr/monnaies/alsaciennes/217-E-8a.jpg I found some info online: http://opac.bnu.fr/FullBB.csp?Profi...ShowMenu=Yes As an OFEC collector, I'm wondering whether to put this under the French state of Alsace, Austria, German Alsace (Elsass), Strasbourg....you name it. Anyone able to help? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 05/29/2016 3:00 pm @litotes, yes interesting question. The translation of the page you link to says that this is a Thaler from the Abbey of Murbach and has the shield of Leopold V on the rev. My 1999 edition of Krause doesn't have a picture of this particular coin, although the section labelled as the German states of Murbach & Luders does have a 1/4 thaler with a match of this portrait. Also, There are several thalers that are not pictured, including a 1625 attributed to Dav #5620 (KM#15). I would probably go with that attribution unless something new shakes loose. A thaler from the Abbey of Murbach--not a bad pick-up for your OFEC collection! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Litotes Pillar of the Community Norway 510 Posts	Posted 05/29/2016 5:38 pm Thanks, spence You put me on the right track. A bit more search and I found out the coin nowadays is KM #10, not 15 (in my Krause it was KM #28....) Dav. 5620 is at least still right. And since I found an image I can confirm this is it. Which is great, Murbach and Luders is a new place for me I bought it as just coming from "Austria". I saw at once that wasn't the whole story and took a bit of a gamble, which paid off Report this Post to the Staff
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