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[[Image:Salzburg Sincona 38-1873.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 38, lot 1873]]
 
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This specimen was lot 1873 in Sincona sale 38 (Zurich, May 2017), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,799 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Salzburg, Erzbistum, Paris Graf Lodron, 1619-1653 Doppeldukatenklippe 1641. Sehr selten. Fast sehr schön. Fassungs- und Henkelspuren.'' (archbishopric of Salzburg, Paris, count of Lodron, 1619-53, klippe double ducat of 1641. Very rare. About very fine. Trace of mounting.)"</blockquote> The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state between Bavaria and Austria and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. This type is listed for 1628-48 and is rare. 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. Archbishop Paris issued 37 different gold coins ranging from a quarter ducat to twenty ducats. The archbishopric was secularized in 1803 and passed to [[Austria]] in 1813.
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This specimen was lot 1873 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,799 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Salzburg, Erzbistum, Paris Graf Lodron, 1619-1653 Doppeldukatenklippe 1641. Sehr selten. Fast sehr schön. Fassungs- und Henkelspuren.'' ([[Germany]], archbishopric of Salzburg, Paris, count of Lodron, 1619-53, klippe double ducat of 1641. Very rare. About very fine. Trace of mounting.)"</blockquote> The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state between Bavaria and Austria and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. This type is listed for 1628-48 and is rare. 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. Archbishop Paris issued 37 different gold coins ranging from a quarter ducat to twenty ducats. The archbishopric was secularized in 1803 and passed to [[Austria]] in 1814.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
''Specification:'' 7 g, .986 fine gold, this specimen 6.76 g.  
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''Specification:'' 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.76 g.  
  
''Catalog reference:'' Probzst -. Zöttl 1331. Fr-755, KM 122.  
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''Catalog reference:'' Probzst -. Zöttl 1331, Fr-755, KM 122.  
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.  
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.  
 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.  
 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.  
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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* Helmut Zottl, ''Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols.'' Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
  
 
''Link to:''
 
''Link to:''
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* [[Salzburg 1640 ducat Fr-757|1640 klippe ducat]]
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* [[Salzburg 1641 thaler Dav-3504|1641 thaler]]
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* [[Salzburg 1641 ducat Fr-756|1641 ducat]]
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* [[Salzburg 1644 thaler Dav-3504|1644 thaler]]
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* [[Salzburg 1646 2 ducats Fr-755|1646 klippe double ducat]]
 
* [[Salzburg 1648 2 ducat Fr-754|1648 double ducat, round]]
 
* [[Salzburg 1648 2 ducat Fr-754|1648 double ducat, round]]
 
* [[Salzburg 1648 2 ducat Fr-755|1648 double ducat, klippe]]
 
* [[Salzburg 1648 2 ducat Fr-755|1648 double ducat, klippe]]

Latest revision as of 11:53, 16 September 2025

Sincona sale 38, lot 1873

This specimen was lot 1873 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,799 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Salzburg, Erzbistum, Paris Graf Lodron, 1619-1653 Doppeldukatenklippe 1641. Sehr selten. Fast sehr schön. Fassungs- und Henkelspuren. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, Paris, count of Lodron, 1619-53, klippe double ducat of 1641. Very rare. About very fine. Trace of mounting.)"

The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state between Bavaria and Austria and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. This type is listed for 1628-48 and is rare. 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. Archbishop Paris issued 37 different gold coins ranging from a quarter ducat to twenty ducats. The archbishopric was secularized in 1803 and passed to Austria in 1814.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.76 g.

Catalog reference: Probzst -. Zöttl 1331, Fr-755, KM 122.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Helmut Zottl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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