Salzburg 1687 12 ducats Fr-822

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Heritage sale 3096, lot 30095
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This specimen was lot 30095 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $50,400. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Uncirculated 12 Ducat Struck on a Broad Planchet. Austria - Salzburg. Johann Ernst gold 12 Ducat 1687 UNC Details (Rim Damage) NGC. Struck in an impressive weight of 12 ducats, this significant rarity warrants in-hand review, so as to fully appreciate its sharp detail and beautifully intricate designs. The multiple ducats of 1687 saw production in a varied range of weights and sizes. The Type 1 issues, as classified by Zöttl, are the broadest of these, and the current offering is represented in that category. The expansive flan serves as a remarkable canvas for the detailed designs, which remain undiminished in clarity and character by either time or handling. Featuring the facing Saints Rupert and Vigilius to the obverse, this type was produced under the authority of Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein, Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1687. The specimen demonstrates a conditional preservation that is nothing less than fully uncirculated, with sharp and scintillating mint luster expressed throughout the fields upon rotation. Only a single edge knock near 10 o'clock is visible in the current holder placement, with a single mark crossing from about 4 o'clock to the center of the flan. Across the entire series, this specimen represents one of the very largest that we have seen in terms of denomination and weight. This further points to the extreme difficulty of locating other, similarly heavy, gold emissions of the period. Owing to both its laudable quality and exceptional presentation, we have no doubt that the offering will be met with fervent collector enthusiasm. From the Paramount Collection."

This is one of a series of multiple ducats which included four ducats (KM 258), five ducats (KM 259), six ducats (KM 260), 7 ducats (KM 261), 8 ducats (KM 262), ten ducats (KM 263), twelve ducats (showne here), fifteen ducats (KM 265), twenty ducats (KM 266), and a monstrous fifty ducats (KM 267). The archbishopric was secularized in 1803 and passed to Austria in 1814.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 42 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 41.81 g.

Catalog reference: KM 264 (Rare), Fr-822, Probszt-1746, Numitor Collection-Unl., Zöttl-2094.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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 and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

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