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[[Image:Salzburg Sincona 23-03117q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 23, lot 3117]]
 
[[Image:Salzburg Sincona 23-03117q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 23, lot 3117]]
  
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.  
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This specimen was lot 3117 in Sincona sale 23 (Zürich, 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.
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.  
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* 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.  
* Helmut Zottl, ''Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810,'' 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
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* 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,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2015.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.  
  
 
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* [[Salzburg 1716 thaler Dav-1237|1716 thaler]]
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* [[Salzburg 1722 1/2 ducat Fr-845|1722 half ducat]]
* [[Salzburg 1720 1/2 thaler KM-310|1720 half thaler, Madonna and Child/St. Rudbert]]
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* [[Salzburg 1722 ducat Fr-844|1722 ducat, St. Rupert reverse]]
* [[Salzburg 1720 1/2 ducat Fr-845|1720 ½ ducat]]
 
 
* [[Salzburg 1723 4 kreuzer|1723 4 kreuzer]] = batzen
 
* [[Salzburg 1723 4 kreuzer|1723 4 kreuzer]] = batzen
* [[Silesia 1723 thaler Dav-1098]]
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* [[Salzburg 1723 ducat Fr-844|1723 ducat, St. Rupert reverse]]
* [[Salzburg 1728-B thaler Dav-1240|1728-B thaler, bust obverse]]
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* [[Salzburg 1725 2 kreuzer|1725 2 kreuzer]]
* [[Salzburg 1728 thaler Dav-1241|1728 thaler, arms obverse]]
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* [[Salzburg 1725-B thaler Dav-1239|1725-B thaler]]
* [[Salzburg 1728 1/4 ducat Fr-851|1728 ¼ ducat]]
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* [[Salzburg 1725 1/4 ducat Fr-846|1725 quarter ducat]]
* [[Salzburg 1728 ducat Fr-849|1728 ducat]]
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* [[Salzburg 1725 ducat Fr-844|1725 ducat, St. Rupert reverse]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1723]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1723]]
 
* return to coins of [[Austria, Salzburg]]
 
* return to coins of [[Austria, Salzburg]]
  
 
[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 21, 22, 23]]
 
[[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 21, 22, 23]]

Latest revision as of 13:00, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 23, lot 3117

This specimen was lot 3117 in Sincona sale 23 (Zürich, 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.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

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