Salzburg 1746-MK ducat Fr-852
This specimen was lot 1544 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$5,159 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Salzburg, Erzbistum. Jakob Ernst von Liechtenstein, 1745-1747. Dukat 1746, Salzburg. Mit der Signatur MK (Franz Matzenkopf, Münzmeister in Salzburg, ca. 1727-1754). Sehr selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC MS61. (archbishopric of Salzburg, Jacob Ernest of Liechtenstein, 1745-47, thaler of 1746, Salzburg mint, with mintmaster's initials "FMK".Very rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"
This ducat of 1746-47 was accompanied by another ducat featuring the figure of St. Rupert (KM 347).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 349, Zöttl 2807, Probst 2190, Fr-852.
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- 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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