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| − | This specimen was lot 3117 in Sincona sale 23 (Zurich, May 2015), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$503 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Salzburg, Erzbistum, Franz Anton von Harrach, 1709-1727 Taler 1723. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (archbishopric of Salzburg, Francis Anthony of Harrach (1709-27), thaler of 1723, very fine to extremely 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 1723-27 and is priced about four times the thalers of Mozart's time. | + | This specimen was lot 3117 in Sincona sale 23 (Zurich, May 2015), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$503 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Salzburg, Erzbistum, Franz Anton von Harrach, 1709-1727 Taler 1723. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], archbishopric of Salzburg, Francis Anthony of Harrach (1709-27), thaler of 1723, very fine to extremely 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 1723-27 and is priced about four times the thalers of Mozart's time. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 19 October 2021
This specimen was lot 3117 in Sincona sale 23 (Zurich, May 2015), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$503 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Salzburg, Erzbistum, Franz Anton von Harrach, 1709-1727 Taler 1723. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, Francis Anthony of Harrach (1709-27), thaler of 1723, very fine to extremely fine.)"
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 1723-27 and is priced about four times the thalers of Mozart's time.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.98 g.
Catalog reference: Zöttl 2417. Probszt 2006, Dav-1239; KM-320.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
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