Salzburg 1668 5 ducats Fr-802

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Sincona sale 33, lot 3174

This specimen was lot 3174 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Salzburg, Erzbistum. Max Gandolph von Küenburg, 1668-1687 5 Dukaten 1668. Vorzüglich. Kl. Kratzer. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, Maximilian Gandolph von Küenburg, 1668-87, five ducats of 1668. Extremely fine, Minor scratches.)"

The archbishop issued a bewildering array of gold coins ranging a quarter ducat to fifty ducats. Most of the larger ones (including a 10 ducat) were struck for presentation and are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 17.34 g.

Catalog reference: Zöttl 1917. Probszt 1599. Fr-802; KM-198.

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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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