Salzburg 1687 15 kreuzer

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Künker sale 384, part of lot 3002

This specimen was part of lot 3002 in Künker sale 384 (Osnabrück, March 2023), which sold for €180 (about US$233 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein, 1687-1709. 15 Kreuzer 1687, 1688, 1689, 1690, 1692. Probszt 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846; Zöttl Typ 1 = 2207, 2208, 2209, 2210, 2211. 5 Stück., Schön-vorzüglich. (archbishopric of Salzburg, John Ernest of Thun and Hohenstein, 1687-1709, fifteen kreuzers of 1687-92. Five pieces, very fine to extremely fine.)

Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein war der zweite seines Geschlechts, der im 17. Jahrhundert das Erzstift regierte; sein Stiefbruder Guidobald war 1654-1668 Erzbischof gewesen. Wie dieser war er ein großer Förderer der Künste. Er berief den berühmten Baumeister Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach nach Salzburg. Johann Ernst ließ u. a. die Felsenreitschule - heute ein Ort der jährlichen Salzburger Festspiele - errichten. Er ließ die Pferdebändiger vor der Schwemme und die Statuen der Apostelfürsten vor dem Dom aufstellen. Johann Ernst war aufgrund großer Beteiligungen an der Ostindischen Kompanie persönlich sehr wohlhabend und verbesserte auch die Finanzen des Erzstiftes durch eine umsichtige Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik. Er förderte diverse Schulen und theologische Einrichtungen und erhielt daher auch den Beinamen "der Stifter". Als leidenschaftlicher Jäger (ein weiterer Beiname war "der Jagdbischof") verfolgte er Wilderer mit äußerster Härte. Bereits 1695 war Johann Ernst an einem Augenleiden erkrankt und setzte daher die Wahl seines Favoriten Franz Anton von Harrach zu seinem Koadjutor 1705 durch. Trotzdem hielt er bis zu seinem Tod im Jahr 1709 die Regierungsgeschäfte fest in der Hand. (Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein was the second of his family to govern the archbishopric in the 17th century; his stepbrother Guidobald had been archbishop 1654-1668. Like him, he was a great patron of the arts. He summoned the famous master builder Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach to Salzburg. Johann Ernst had him build the Felsenreitschule - today a venue for the annual Salzburg Festival. He had the horse tamers set up in front of the pond and the statues of the apostles set up in front of the cathedral. Johann Ernst was personally very wealthy due to large holdings in the East India Company and also improved the finances of the archbishopric through prudent economic and financial policies. He promoted various schools and theological institutions and was therefore also nicknamed "the founder". A passionate hunter (another nickname was "the hunting bishop"), he pursued poachers with extreme severity. As early as 1695, Johann Ernst suffered from an eye condition and therefore had his favorite Franz Anton von Harrach elected his coadjutor in 1705. Despite this, he kept the affairs of state firmly in his hands until his death in 1709.)"

The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state between Bavaria and Austria and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. This type was struck in 1687-92. Fifteen kreuzer made one quarter gulden. In the seventeenth century, Salzburg was blessed with a number of productive silver mines and the prince-archbishop was a prolific issuer of coins, particularly thalers. The archbishopric was secularized in 1803 and passed to Austria in 1814.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 7.28 g.

Catalog reference: KM 250, Probszt 1842; Zöttl 2207 (Typ 1).

Source:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 384: Münzen, Medaillen und Marken von Salzburg - Die Sammlung Professor Dr. Franz Schedel, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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