Salzburg 1762-FMK thaler Dav-1257
This specimen was lot 70124 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, February 2020), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Salzburg. Taler, 1762-FMK. Sigismund III. NGC AU-58. Exceptionally attractive for the type, this piece offers a high degree of deep toning along with some appealing underlying luster remaining. Only a hint of minor wear prevents a Mint State designation. Ex Rockaway Collection." The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state between Bavaria and Austria and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. In the seventeenth century it was blessed with a number of productive silver mines and the prince-archbishop was a prolific issuer of coins, particularly thalers. This type was struck 1762-64 and is slightly scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-1257; KM-403.1.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The February 2020 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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