Salzburg 1720 1/2 ducat Fr-845
This specimen was lot 1531 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €170 (about US$225 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SAINT EMPIRE, SALZBOURG, Archevêché, Franz Anton von Harrach (1709-1727), AV demi-ducat, 1720. D/ Armoiries. R/ Saint Rupert assis de f., ten. une crosse et un saloir. Défauts de flan sur la tranche. Très Beau. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, Francis Anton of Harrach, 1709-27, gold half ducat of 1720. Obverse: arms; reverse: St. Rupert stands, holding a saltcellar and a crozier. Edge defects, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1709, 1715, 1720 and 1722.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1,72 g.
Catalog reference: Probszt 1981; Zöttl 2376. KM 298, Fr-845.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
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