Salzburg 1631 thaler Dav-3504
This specimen was lot 1170 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €240 (about US$308 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SAINT EMPIRE, SALZBOURG, Archevêché, Paris von Lodron (1619-1653), AR Taler, 1631. D/ La Madone à l'enfant au-dessus des armes de l'archevêque. Double légende sur le tour. R/ Saint Rupert deb. de f., au-dessus de l'écu de la ville, dans une couronne. Très Beau à Superbe. (Holy Roman Empire, archbishopric of Salzburg, Paris von Lodron, 1619-53, silver thaler of 1631. Obverse: Madonna and Child above the arms of the archbishop, double legend above the tower; reverse: St. Rupert facing, city arms below under a crown. Very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1623-53 and is one of the most common thalers of the seventeenth century. A klippe version exists (Dav-3504A).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver; this specimen 28,66 g.
Catalog reference: KM 87, Probszt 1207; Zöttl 1482; Dav-3504.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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