Salzburg 1712 thaler Dav-1237 - Revision history

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[[Image:K384-03036.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 384, part of lot 3036]]

This specimen was part of lot 3036 in Künker sale 384 (Osnabrück, March 2023), which sold for €800 (about US$1,034 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, <blockquote>"''Franz Anton von Harrach, 1709-1727. Reichstaler 1712. Mit Stern (Stempelschneider P. H. Müller) unter dem Brustbild. ; Feine Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (archbishopric of [[Austria, Salzburg|Salzburg]], Francis Anthony of Harrach, 1709-27, thaler of 1712, with star under the bust. Fine patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
''Franz Anton stammte aus dem alten böhmisch-österreichischen Geschlecht Harrach und wurde am 2. Oktober 1665 in Madrid geboren, wo sein Vater kaiserlicher Gesandter war. Schon als Kind für seine Frömmigkeit bekannt, wurde er auf Betreiben des fast erblindeten Salzburger Erzbischofs Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein am 19. Oktober 1705 im Alter von 40 Jahren zu dessen Koadjutor ernannt und trat nach dem Tod Johann Ernsts 1709 dessen Nachfolge an. Franz Anton liebte Prunk, galt aber auch als wohltätig und guter Landesvater, seinen Bediensteten gegenüber als geradezu höflich. Schon seine Zeitgenossen sprachen von seiner Regentschaft als den "goldenen Harrachzeiten". Sparsamkeit zählte nicht zu seinen großen Tugenden, er beschäftigte mit großem finanziellen Aufwand Architekten, Bildhauer und Maler. Gleichzeitig setzte er aber auch die von seinem Vorgänger Johann Ernst intensiv betriebene Förderung der Wirtschaft und des Handels fort, insbesondere im Straßenbau nach Süden über die Alpen, um die Verbindungen mit Venedig und dem Mittelmeerraum zu stärken. Am 18. Juli 1727 starb Franz Anton unerwartet im Alter von 62 Jahren.'' (Franz Anton came from the old Bohemian-Austrian family of Harrach and was born on October 2, 1665 in Madrid, where his father was an imperial envoy. Already known as a child for his piety, he was appointed coadjutor on October 19, 1705 at the age of 40 at the instigation of the almost blind Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein. Franz Anton loved pomp, but was also considered a benevolent and good father of his country, and downright polite to his servants. Even his contemporaries spoke of his reign as the "golden times of Harrach". Thrift was not one of his great virtues, he employed architects, sculptors and painters at great expense. At the same time, however, he continued the promotion of the economy and trade intensively pursued by his predecessor Johann Ernst, especially in the construction of roads to the south across the Alps in order to strengthen connections with Venice and the Mediterranean region. Franz Anton died unexpectedly on July 18, 1727 at the age of 62.)"</blockquote> The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state between Bavaria and Austria and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. This type was struck 1710-20. It was the first thaler in several generations to feature the archbishop's portrait. It is rather scarcer than the traditional thaler with the Madonna on the obverse ([[Salzburg 1712 thaler Dav-1238|Dav-1238]]). In the seventeenth century, Salzburg was blessed with a number of productive silver mines and the prince-archbishop was a prolific issuer of coins, particularly thalers. The archbishopric was secularized in 1803 and passed to [[Austria]] in 1813.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 29.00 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 308, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1237]]; Probszt 1995; Zöttl 2405 (Type 2).

''[[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.
* [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 384: Münzen, Medaillen und Marken von Salzburg - Die Sammlung Professor Dr. Franz Schedel,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Salzburg 1710 thaler Dav-1237|1710 thaler, bust obverse]]
* [[Salzburg 1711 pfenning|1711 pfenning]]
* [[Salzburg 1711 thaler Dav-1236|1711 thaler, St. Rupert reverse]]
* [[Salzburg 1712 1/4 thaler KM-306|1712 quarter thaler, bust obverse]]
* [[Salzburg 1712 1/4 thaler KM-305.2|1712 quarter thaler, St. Rupert reverse]]
* [[Salzburg 1712 1/2 thaler KM-307|1712 half thaler, bust obverse]]
* [[Salzburg 1712 1/2 thaler KM-310|1712 half thaler, St. Rupert reverse]]
* [[Salzburg 1712 thaler Dav-1238|1712 thaler, St. Rupert reverse]]
* [[Salzburg 1712 1/4 ducat Fr-846|1712 quarter ducat]]
* [[Salzburg 1712 ducat Fr-844|1712 ducat, St. Rupert reverse]]
* [[Salzburg 1713 1/2 kreuzer|1713 half kreuzer]]
* [[Salzburg 1713 1/4 ducat Fr-846|1713 quarter ducat]]
* [[Salzburg 1720 thaler Dav-1237|1720 thaler, bust obverse]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1712]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 384, 385, 386]][[Category: Silver thalers of Germany]]

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 This specimen was part of lot 3036 in Künker sale 384 (Osnabrück, March 2023), which sold for €800 (about US$1,034 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Franz Anton von Harrach, 1709-1727. Reichstaler 1712. Mit Stern (Stempelschneider P. H. Müller) unter dem Brustbild. ; Feine Patina, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (archbishopric of [[Austria, Salzburg|Salzburg]], Francis Anthony of Harrach, 1709-27, thaler of 1712, with star under the bust. Fine patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
-<p>''Franz Anton stammte aus dem alten böhmisch-österreichischen Geschlecht Harrach und wurde am 2. Oktober 1665 in Madrid geboren, wo sein Vater kaiserlicher Gesandter war. Schon als Kind für seine Frömmigkeit bekannt, wurde er auf Betreiben des fast erblindeten Salzburger Erzbischofs Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein am 19. Oktober 1705 im Alter von 40 Jahren zu dessen Koadjutor ernannt und trat nach dem Tod Johann Ernsts 1709 dessen Nachfolge an. Franz Anton liebte Prunk, galt aber auch als wohltätig und guter Landesvater, seinen Bediensteten gegenüber als geradezu höflich. Schon seine Zeitgenossen sprachen von seiner Regentschaft als den "goldenen Harrachzeiten". Sparsamkeit zählte nicht zu seinen großen Tugenden, er beschäftigte mit großem finanziellen Aufwand Architekten, Bildhauer und Maler. Gleichzeitig setzte er aber auch die von seinem Vorgänger Johann Ernst intensiv betriebene Förderung der Wirtschaft und des Handels fort, insbesondere im Straßenbau nach Süden über die Alpen, um die Verbindungen mit Venedig und dem Mittelmeerraum zu stärken. Am 18. Juli 1727 starb Franz Anton unerwartet im Alter von 62 Jahren.'' (Franz Anton came from the old Bohemian-Austrian family of Harrach and was born on October 2, 1665 in Madrid, where his father was an imperial envoy. Already known as a child for his piety, he was appointed coadjutor on October 19, 1705 at the age of 40 at the instigation of the almost blind Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein. Franz Anton loved pomp, but was also considered a benevolent and good father of his country, and downright polite to his servants. Even his contemporaries spoke of his reign as the "golden times of Harrach". Thrift was not one of his great virtues, he employed architects, sculptors and painters at great expense. At the same time, however, he continued the promotion of the economy and trade intensively pursued by his predecessor Johann Ernst, especially in the construction of roads to the south across the Alps in order to strengthen connections with Venice and the Mediterranean region. Franz Anton died unexpectedly on July 18, 1727 at the age of 62.)"</p></blockquote> The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state between Bavaria and Austria and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. This type was struck 1710-20. It was the first thaler in several generations to feature the archbishop's portrait. It is rather scarcer than the traditional thaler with the Madonna on the obverse ([[Salzburg 1712 thaler Dav-1238|Dav-1238]]). In the seventeenth century, Salzburg was blessed with a number of productive silver mines and the prince-archbishop was a prolific issuer of coins, particularly thalers. The archbishopric was secularized in 1803 and passed to [[Austria]] in 1813.
+<p>''Franz Anton stammte aus dem alten böhmisch-österreichischen Geschlecht Harrach und wurde am 2. Oktober 1665 in Madrid geboren, wo sein Vater kaiserlicher Gesandter war. Schon als Kind für seine Frömmigkeit bekannt, wurde er auf Betreiben des fast erblindeten Salzburger Erzbischofs Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein am 19. Oktober 1705 im Alter von 40 Jahren zu dessen Koadjutor ernannt und trat nach dem Tod Johann Ernsts 1709 dessen Nachfolge an. Franz Anton liebte Prunk, galt aber auch als wohltätig und guter Landesvater, seinen Bediensteten gegenüber als geradezu höflich. Schon seine Zeitgenossen sprachen von seiner Regentschaft als den "goldenen Harrachzeiten". Sparsamkeit zählte nicht zu seinen großen Tugenden, er beschäftigte mit großem finanziellen Aufwand Architekten, Bildhauer und Maler. Gleichzeitig setzte er aber auch die von seinem Vorgänger Johann Ernst intensiv betriebene Förderung der Wirtschaft und des Handels fort, insbesondere im Straßenbau nach Süden über die Alpen, um die Verbindungen mit Venedig und dem Mittelmeerraum zu stärken. Am 18. Juli 1727 starb Franz Anton unerwartet im Alter von 62 Jahren.'' (Franz Anton came from the old Bohemian-Austrian family of Harrach and was born on October 2, 1665 in Madrid, where his father was an imperial envoy. Already known as a child for his piety, he was appointed coadjutor on October 19, 1705 at the age of 40 at the instigation of the almost blind Archbishop Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein. Franz Anton loved pomp, but was also considered a benevolent and good father of his country, and downright polite to his servants. Even his contemporaries spoke of his reign as the "golden times of Harrach". Thrift was not one of his great virtues, he employed architects, sculptors and painters at great expense. At the same time, however, he continued the promotion of the economy and trade intensively pursued by his predecessor Johann Ernst, especially in the construction of roads to the south across the Alps in order to strengthen connections with Venice and the Mediterranean region. Franz Anton died unexpectedly on July 18, 1727 at the age of 62.)"</p></blockquote> The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state between Bavaria and Austria and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. This type was struck 1710-20. It was the first thaler in several generations to feature the archbishop's portrait. It is rather scarcer than the traditional thaler with the Madonna on the obverse ([[Salzburg 1712 thaler Dav-1238|Dav-1238]]). In the seventeenth century, Salzburg was blessed with a number of productive silver mines and the prince-archbishop was a prolific issuer of coins, particularly thalers. The archbishopric was secularized in 1803 and passed to [[Austria]] in 1814.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Salzburg 1711 pfenning|1711 pfenning]]
 * [[Salzburg 1711 thaler Dav-1236|1711 thaler, St. Rupert reverse]]
 * [[Salzburg 1712 1/4 thaler KM-306|1712 quarter thaler, bust obverse]]
 * [[Salzburg 1712 1/4 thaler KM-305.2|1712 quarter thaler, St. Rupert reverse]]