Salzburg 1718 1/2 thaler KM-307
This specimen was lot 1541 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$971 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Salzburg, Erzbistum. Franz Anton von Harrach, 1709-1727. 1/2 Taler 1718, Salzburg. Variante mit dem Münzzeichen Stern (Philipp Heinrich Müller, Stempelschneider in Augsburg). Selten. Vorzüglich. NGC AU55. Feine Patina. (archbishopric of Salzburg, Franz Anton von Harrach, 1709-1727, half thaler of 1718, variety with star mintmark. Rare, Extremely fine, Nicely toned.)"
This prince-archbishop had two different half thalers struck; KM 307 of 1710-20, with his bust (shown here), and KM 310 of 1712-25, with the Madonna and Child on the obverse. Both are scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14.52 g.
Catalog reference: KM 307, Zöttl 2438, Probszt 2025.
- 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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