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| − | This specimen was lot 22055 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $881.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "AUSTRIA. Salzburg. 1/2 Taler, 1707/6. Archbishop Johann Ernst Graf von Thun und | + | This specimen was lot 22055 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $881.25. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "AUSTRIA. Salzburg. 1/2 Taler, 1707/6. Archbishop Johann Ernst Graf von Thun und Hohenstein (1687-1709). NGC MS-65. Overdate not noted on the PCGS label. Sharply struck with attractive soft grey tone in the fields and beautiful multi-color tone amongst the devices showing blue, red and golden hues. A Magnificent example and sure to please its new owner." 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 1687, 1694-1700, 1702-1708 and is fairly common. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | * 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>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, ''The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2017. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, ''The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2017. | ||
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* [[Salzburg 1705 1/2 thaler|1705 half thaler]] | * [[Salzburg 1705 1/2 thaler|1705 half thaler]] | ||
* [[Salzburg 1706 kreuzer|1706 kreuzer]] | * [[Salzburg 1706 kreuzer|1706 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Salzburg 1706 2 kreuzer|1706 2 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Salzburg 1706 ducat Fr-833|1706 ducat]] | ||
* [[Salzburg 1707 thaler Dav-1234|1707 thaler]] | * [[Salzburg 1707 thaler Dav-1234|1707 thaler]] | ||
| − | * [[Salzburg | + | * [[Salzburg 1707 1/4 ducat Fr-835|1707 quarter ducat]] |
| + | * [[Salzburg 1707 1/2 ducat Fr-834|1707 half ducat]] | ||
| + | * [[Salzburg 1707 ducat Fr-833|1707 ducat]] | ||
| + | * [[Salzburg 1708 1/4 thaler|1708 quarter thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Salzburg 1708 thaler Dav-1234|1708 thaler]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1707]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1707]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Austria, Salzburg]] | * return to coins of [[Austria, Salzburg]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2017 ANA sale]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:31, 21 April 2023
This specimen was lot 22055 in Stack's Bowers ANA Auction (Denver, CO, August 2017), where it sold for $881.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Salzburg. 1/2 Taler, 1707/6. Archbishop Johann Ernst Graf von Thun und Hohenstein (1687-1709). NGC MS-65. Overdate not noted on the PCGS label. Sharply struck with attractive soft grey tone in the fields and beautiful multi-color tone amongst the devices showing blue, red and golden hues. A Magnificent example and sure to please its new owner." 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 1687, 1694-1700, 1702-1708 and is fairly common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM-253.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2017 Denver ANA Auction: Ancients, Selections from The Richard Stuart Collection & World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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