Taler of Ferdinand I (1521-64), Holy Roman Emperor from 1558-1564. Roller dies struck at Hall between 1573 and 1576. This issue was struck posthumously by his son (Ferdinand II) after Ferdinand I's death. All coins struck during Ferdinand I's lifetime were hammered strikes. Following the death of Ferdinand I, Ferdinand's eldest son, the new Emperor Maximilian II allowed his brother, Archduke Ferdinand II, to utilize an older coinage law that mandated the image of the old Emperor, Ferdinand I. The Hall mint was using roller presses by that time. Since this was a coin actually of Ferdinand II, as Archduke, even though his father was shown on the obverse, Ferdinand II had to use the Archduke (single-headed eagle) reverse rather than the double headed eagle of an Emperor. Unbelievable luster and strike for an almost 500-year old coin. NGC MS65