Salzburg 1748 ducat Fr-856

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Sincona sale 33, lot 3179

This specimen was lot 3179 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,374 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Salzburg, Erzbistum. Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein, 1747-1753 Dukat 1748. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich. Kl. Zainende. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein, 1747-1753, ducat of 1748. Rare, Good extremely fine, Minor edge clip.)"

This type was issued 1748-51 alongside the more common Fr-860.

Recorded mintage: unknown but very scarce.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.

Catalog reference: Zöttl 2837, Probszt 2209, Fr-856, KM 355.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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