Salzburg 1513 5 ducats Fr-576b

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from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 40015
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This specimen was lot 40015 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Extremely Rare Salzburg 5 Ducat Issue of Archbishop Leonhard. Thought to be Unique. AUSTRIA. Archbishop Leonhard von Keutschach (1495-1519). NGC AU-58. Obverse: Aged bust right in heavily jeweled collar and tunic, legend reads: "ORA PRO ME SANCTE RUDBERTE" (translated: "Pray for Me O Saint Rupert"); Reverse: Circle encloses the quartered arms of Salzburg (subdivided rampant lion left, three stripes on right) and the Archbishop (a turnip), dividing the date, with outer legend "LEONARD' DE KEWTSCH' ARE' SAL". An EXTREME RARITY in this 5 Ducat weight, in the past cataloged as UNIQUE in round format (a small number of examples in klippe style exist as well), with no current evidence that has come to light to suggest otherwise. Boldly struck on both sides, this piece was coined just four years before the world-shaking upheaval of the Reformation that swept through Salzburg under Leonhard's successor. While not totally lifelike, the quality of engraving is unlike most seen, with the expression on Leonhard's face appearing rather pensive. Bright tone adorns the fields, with prooflike gleam on the reverse making the appearance even more luminous. Careful inspection yields the appearance of soft handling here and there, but overall the influence of the appearance in minimal. Altogether, a rather appealing example of this magnificent rarity, worthy of exalted placement is a world-class collection of Salzburg coinage. Ex: Stack's, 1/2008, lot 2425 at $138,000."

This example was offered again as lot 40032 in Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, where it sold for $78,000. The archbishop struck a series of gold coins in 1513 (Fr-572 thru -578) ranging from 2 ducats to 6 ducats, in round and klippe (square) format. For the five ducats, Fr-576a is the square and Fr-576b is the round.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 17.35 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-576 (plate coin).

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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