Salzburg 1678 ducat Fr-813
This specimen was lot 3972 in Goldberg sale 41 (Beverly Hills, May 2007), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Salzburg. Ducat, 1678. Max Gandolph Graf Kuenburg, 1668-1687. Obv. Hatted arms, very; ornate. Leg: MAX: GAND:D:G:AR:EP:SAL:SE:AP:L. Reverse: Seated Saint, holding orb and scepter. Leg: S: RVDBERTVS.EPS.SALISBVRG:,1678. NGC graded MS-61. Clearly, coins of the latter part of the 17th century show improved minting techniques over their 16th century counterparts. This example, produced in 1678, is of a more modern appearance." This type was struck 1668-87 and tho not cheap, is more available than other German ducats of the seventeenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.50 grams. 22.25 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-813; Prob-1623; KM-194.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 41: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2007.
- 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.
- 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.
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