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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 ( | + | 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:]]'' | ||
− | * | + | * 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., ''[[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 | + | * 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,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015. |
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− | * [[Salzburg | + | * [[Salzburg 1722 1/2 ducat Fr-845|1722 half ducat]] |
− | + | * [[Salzburg 1722 ducat Fr-844|1722 ducat, St. Rupert reverse]] | |
− | * [[Salzburg | ||
* [[Salzburg 1723 4 kreuzer|1723 4 kreuzer]] = batzen | * [[Salzburg 1723 4 kreuzer|1723 4 kreuzer]] = batzen | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[Salzburg 1723 ducat Fr-844|1723 ducat, St. Rupert reverse]] |
− | * [[Salzburg | + | * [[Salzburg 1725 2 kreuzer|1725 2 kreuzer]] |
− | * [[Salzburg | + | * [[Salzburg 1725-B thaler Dav-1239|1725-B thaler]] |
− | * [[Salzburg | + | * [[Salzburg 1725 1/4 ducat Fr-846|1725 quarter ducat]] |
− | * [[Salzburg | + | * [[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
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.
- 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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