Salzburg 1715 1/4 thaler KM-312

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Sincona sale 76, lot 1540

This specimen was lot 1540 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,214 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Salzburg, Erzbistum. Franz Anton von Harrach, 1709-1727. 1/4 Taler 1715, Salzburg. Variante ohne das Münzzeichen Stern (Philipp Heinrich Müller, Stempelschneider in Augsburg). Äusserst selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC MS61. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (archbishopric of Salzburg, Franz Anton von Harrach, 1709-1727, quarter thaler of 1715, Salzburg mint, variety without the star mintmark. Extremely rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"

This prince-archbishop had two different quarter thalers struck; KM 312 of 1710-15, with his bust (shown here), and KM 305 of 1712-15, with the Madonna and Child on the obverse. Both are scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 7.39 g.

Catalog reference: KM 312, Zöttl 2453. Probst 2042.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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