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[[Image:Salzburg Sincona 23-03125q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 23, lot 3125]]

This specimen was lot 3125 in Sincona sale 23 (Zürich, May 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Salzburg, Erzbistum, Sigismund von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771 Taler 1770. Kleines Brustbild. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], archbishopric of Salzburg, Sigismund von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771, thaler of 1770, small bust, very fine.)"</blockquote> 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 1769-70 only and is slightly scarce. 
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 27.92 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Zöttl 3010. Probszt 2298, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1261]]; KM-420.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015. 

''Link to:''
* [[Salzburg 1768 thaler Dav-1259|1768 thaler]]
* [[Salzburg 1769 ducat Fr-872|1769 ducat]]
* [[Salzburg 1769 2 ducats Fr-871|1769 double ducat]]
* [[Salzburg 1770 5 kreuzer|1770 5 kreuzer]]
* [[Salzburg 1770 1/4 ducat Fr-867|1770 quarter ducat]]
* [[Salzburg 1770 ducat Fr-872|1770 ducat]]
* [[Salzburg 1770 2 ducats Fr-871|1770 double ducat]]
* [[Salzburg 1771 pfenning|1771 pfenning]]
* [[Salzburg 1771 1/2 thaler|1771 half thaler]]
* [[Salzburg 1771 ducat Fr-872|1771 ducat]]
* [[Salzburg 1771 2 ducats Fr-871|1771 double ducat]]
* [[Salzburg 1772-FMF thaler Dav-1262|1772 thaler, Hieronymus von Colloredo]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1770]]
* return to coins of [[Austria, Salzburg]]

[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 21, 22, 23]]