Salzburg 1797-M ducat Fr-880
This specimen was lot 5350 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$665 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Salzburg, Erzbistum Hieronymus von Colloredo, 1722-1803. Dukat 1797. Brustbild in Amtstracht nach rechts. Rv. Wappen auf gekröntem Wappenmantel, unten die Jahreszahl. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Archbishopric of Salzburg, Hieronymus von Colloredo, 1722-1803, ducat of 1797. Obverse: bust to right; reverse: crowned, mantled arms, date below. Very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type, struck 1787-1802, is among the more common German ducats. The archbishopric was secularized in 1803 and passed to Austria in 1814.
Recorded mintage: unknown but common.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 3,48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 463, Zöttl 3165. Probszt 2411. Fr-880.
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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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
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