FRANCE / FEUDAL - FRANCE / FEUDAL Alsace, Ferdinand archduke (1564-1594). Double thaler ND (after 1593), Ensisheim. Av. FERDINAND: D: G: ARCHID: AVSTRIÆ. Half-body bust on the right of the Archduke, crowned and cuirassed, holding a sceptre in his right hand and the pommel of his sword in his left. Rv. DVX. - BVR. LA. - ALS. CO: - IRON. Shield quarterly in 1 of Hungary, in 2 of Bohemia, in 3, counterscarred in 1 and 4 of Castile, in 2 and 3 of Léon, in 4, counterscarred in 1 and 4 of Austria, in 2 and 3 of Burgundy; on the whole a shield of Haute-Alsace, crowned and surrounded by the collar of the Golden Fleece, accosted by two small shields, of Habsbourg at 3 h and of Ferrette at 9 h. Bd.- - Dav.8093 ; Silver - 56,91 g - 49 mm - 12 h Top Pop: this is the only graded example (Dav-8096 by mistake)! With a collector's label. PCGS AU58 (60810908). Spectacular double thaler with a clean strike, barely off-centre on the reverse. The corners show minimal breaks. Nice dark patina. Very nice.