Salzburg 1522 4 ducats Fr-591

from the Stack's Bowers 2019 NYINC sale, lot 40017

This specimen was lot 40017 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "A Stylistically Superb 16th Century 4 Ducat. AUSTRIA. 4 Ducat, 1522. Cardinal Matthaus Lang Von Wellenburg (1519-1540). NGC AU-50. Obverse: Bust left in robes and berretta, "MATHEVS. CARDI. ARCHIEPS. SALZBVRGN." around; Reverse: Quartered arms under Cardinal's hat and knots, "SANCTVS. RVDBERTVS. EPVS. SALZBVRGN" around. Here is one of the triumphs of Renaissance coin portraiture, and one of the earliest examples of that historic era's art created in this influential area of Austria. This fascinating high-relief gold coin was issued by an energetic and forceful prelate whose reign coincided with much religious upheaval, culminating in outright war in which the Protestant interests were ultimately defeated. Its condition can only be stated as really superlative, showing bright surfaces and few marks, its pleasing and uncluttered design left undeterred for the viewer to admire." This rare type is part of a series of 3 ducats to 10 ducats struck 1521-22 (Fr-585 thru -595).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 14.09 grams.

Catalog reference: Fr-591.

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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