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[[Image:Salzburg K293-1765.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 1765]] | [[Image:Salzburg K293-1765.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 293, lot 1765]] | ||
| − | This first specimen was minted in [[Austria, Salzburg|Salzburg]] in 1759. It was lot 3629 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, May 2010), where it sold for $373.75. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "Austria - Salzburg. Taler, 1759. Sigismund III. Bust right. Reverse: Seated saint with small madonna. NGC graded AU-53." The second specimen was lot 1765 in Künker sale 293 ( | + | This first specimen was minted in [[Austria, Salzburg|Salzburg]] in 1759. It was lot 3629 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, May 2010), where it sold for $373.75. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, "Austria - Salzburg. Taler, 1759. Sigismund III. Bust right. Reverse: Seated saint with small madonna. NGC graded AU-53." The second specimen was lot 1765 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €260 (about US$351 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DIE GEISTLICHKEIT IN DEN HABSBURGISCHEN ERBLANDEN, Sigismund III. von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771. Konv.-Taler 1759. Variante ohne Stempelschneidersignatur unter dem Brustbild der Vorderseite. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Bernhard Terletzki. Exemplar der Lagerliste Manfred Olding 23, Osnabrück 2002, Nr. 3454.'' (Austrian church states, Sigismund III of Schrattenbach, 1753-1771, convention thaler of 1759, variety without engraver's initial below bust. Very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was issued 1759-60 and is fairly common. We also note Dav-1251 and [[Salzburg 1759 thaler Dav-1252|-1252]] for 1759. 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 1759-60 and is priced about 50% higher than the thalers of Mozart's time. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' silver. | + | ''Specification:'' 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, 42 mm diameter. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 395.1, Probszt-2287, Zöttl 2988, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1253]]. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 395.1, Probszt-2287, Zöttl 2988, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1253]]. | ||
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* [[Salzburg 1759-FMK 5 ducats Fr-868|1759-FMK 5 ducats]] | * [[Salzburg 1759-FMK 5 ducats Fr-868|1759-FMK 5 ducats]] | ||
* [[Salzburg 1760 20 kreuzer|1760 20 kreuzer]] | * [[Salzburg 1760 20 kreuzer|1760 20 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Salzburg 1760-MK thaler Dav-1253|1760-MK thaler, bust obverse]] | ||
* [[Salzburg 1760 ducat Fr-865|1760 ducat]] | * [[Salzburg 1760 ducat Fr-865|1760 ducat]] | ||
* return to coinage of [[Austria, Salzburg]] | * return to coinage of [[Austria, Salzburg]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:18, 16 September 2025
This first specimen was minted in Salzburg in 1759. It was lot 3629 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, May 2010), where it sold for $373.75. The catalog description[2] noted, "Austria - Salzburg. Taler, 1759. Sigismund III. Bust right. Reverse: Seated saint with small madonna. NGC graded AU-53." The second specimen was lot 1765 in Künker sale 293 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €260 (about US$351 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DIE GEISTLICHKEIT IN DEN HABSBURGISCHEN ERBLANDEN, Sigismund III. von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771. Konv.-Taler 1759. Variante ohne Stempelschneidersignatur unter dem Brustbild der Vorderseite. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Slg. Bernhard Terletzki. Exemplar der Lagerliste Manfred Olding 23, Osnabrück 2002, Nr. 3454. (Austrian church states, Sigismund III of Schrattenbach, 1753-1771, convention thaler of 1759, variety without engraver's initial below bust. Very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was issued 1759-60 and is fairly common. We also note Dav-1251 and -1252 for 1759. 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 1759-60 and is priced about 50% higher than the thalers of Mozart's time.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver, 42 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 395.1, Probszt-2287, Zöttl 2988, Dav-1253.
- Craig, William D., 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]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 59: Ancient & World Coins, Beverly Hills, CA: Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, 2010.
- [2]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 293: Münzen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. die westfälischen Privatsammlungen Werner Bröker und Bernd Terletzki, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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