Talers

The trade coins of Europe from the Renaissance

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Holy Roman Empire 1486 coin

Holy Roman
Empire
Guildiner, 1486

purchased from Spink, England, ca 1998.

Tyrol, Province of, located between Germany and Italy. At this time Tyrol was under the control of the Holy Roman Empire and struck the world's first talers.

Currently collecting more research articles on the 1486 Guildiners.

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Sigismund I, Archduke of Tyrol.

More recently.
awaiting photo

Austria, 1 taler, 1699

Austria, 1 taler, 1699, mint state
awaiting photo

Another taler coming eventually.