Salzburg 1594 8 ducats Fr-674

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Ponterio sale 164, lot 457
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 457 in Ponterio sale 164 (New York, January 2012), where it sold for $69,000. The catalog description[1] noted,

"AUSTRIA. Salzburg. 8 Ducats, 1594. Impressive High Relief Counter Reformation Multiple Ducats Wolf Dietrich Von Raitenau (1587-1612). EXTREMELY RARE. Wolf Dietrich Von Raitenau was heavily involved in the Counter-Reformation movement. In 1588 Raitenau had all of the Protestants expelled from the city of Salzburg. The obverse of this remarkable type depicts a three-tiered tower in the midst of a great storm, assaulted by the four winds and crashing of waves. The legend reads 'IN. DOMINO. SPERANS. NON. INFIRMABOR' (Trusting in the Lord I shall not be Weakened). This allegorical design symbolizes that Catholicism like the well built tower will withstand the temporary storm of reformation. Struck with precision on a large round planchet from remarkably high relief dies. The artistic beauty, style and detail of this numismatic work of art convey somewhat of a three dimensional overall general appearance. Exceptional in its execution, it clearly displays Raitenau’s affinity for fine art and love of Baroque architecture."

The Archbishop of Salzburg issued a variety of gold coins ranging from a quarter ducat (0.875 g) to fifty ducats (175 g). The larger ones were usually commemorative in nature and are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28 g, 0.986 fine gold, .887 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-674; KM-MB577; Probszt-715; Zöttl-818.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 164: The January 2012 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2011.

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