Salzburg 1749 1/2 ducat Fr-861

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Sincona sale 33, lot 3180

This specimen was lot 3180 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Salzburg, Erzbistum. Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein, 1747-1753 Halbdukat 1749. Sehr selten. Gutes vorzüglich. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein, 1747-1753, half ducat of 1749, Very rare, Good extremely fine.)"

This rather scarce type was the first half ducat struck since 1728.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.74 g.

Catalog reference: Zöttl 2848. Probszt 2215. Fr-861, KM 357.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

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