Salzburg 1689 3 kreuzer

Goldberg Sale 137, lot 1449

This specimen was lot 1449 in Goldberg Sale 137 (Los Angeles, January 2024), where it sold for $72. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Austria: Salzburg. 3 Kruzer, 1689. Johann Ernst. Abbey and bishop's coat of arms, year above, value below. Reverse: Half-length portrait of Saint Rupert with salt cellar and crosier. Toned. Choice Uncirculated." This type was struck in 1687-92 and has a low catalog value. 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.

Catalog reference: KM-249.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 137: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, featuring the Peh Family Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2023.

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