5 Ducats ND, Prague. 17.34 g. Wavy flan.
This rare, interesting and impressive 'Three Emperors-type' with Maximilian I, Charles V, and Ferdinand I are probably struck during the reign of Matthias II, who was Holy Roman Emperor 1612-1619, Archduke of Austria 1608-1619, King of Hungary and Croatia 1608-1618, and King of Bohemia 1611-1617. He was not a strong ruler and the Bohemian Revolt that led to the Thirty Years' War took off in the final years of his reign.
Proveniens:
Ex. Numismatica Genevensis 10, 03.12.2018, lot 130
