Salzburg 1567 thaler Dav-8174

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1976

This specimen was lot 1976 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €420 (about US$595 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · DIE GEISTLICHKEIT IN DEN HABSBURGISCHEN ERBLANDEN, SALZBURG, ERZBISTUM Johann Jakob Khuen von Belasi, 1560-1586. Reichstaler 1567. Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich. (archbishopric of Salzburg, John Jacob Khuen of Belasi, 1560-86, thaler of 1567. About extremely fine.)"

The SCWC lists this type for 1565 only but others are known dated 1561 or undated. St. Rupert also comes in different poses.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: silver, this specimen 28,77 g.

Catalog reference: KM MB275.1, Dav-8174; Zöttl 613.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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