Salzburg 1586 3 ducats Fr-642

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Heritage sale 3081, lot 32079
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 32079 in Heritage sale 3081 (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $28,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Salzburg. Georg von Küenburg gold 3 Ducat 1586 MS64 NGC. . (rosette) GEORGIVS • D: G: AREPS: SALZ: A: S: L:, arms of the archbishops of Salzburg dividing date / • S • RVDBERTVS • ET • S • VIRGILIVS • EP, St. Rupert and St. Virgilius seated facing one another, accompanied by their attributes. Virtually flawless, this nearly gem Mint State survivor represents one of the finest of just two 3 Ducat types produced during this archbishop's self-proclaimed 8-month pontificate, and the sole piece certified. Phenomenal from every angle with just the slightest waviness to the flan, more likely from the striking process than any post-mint factors, and sure to appeal to the condition-minded collector. From the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection." This one year type was accompanied by one, two, four, five and six ducats.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 10.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 10.40 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-642, Probszt-677.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3081, featuring the Caranett Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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