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This specimen was lot 1982 in Sincona sale 66 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Salzburg, Erzbistum, Johann Jakob Khüen von Belasi, 1560-1586. 2 Dukaten 1562. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], archbishopric of [[Austria, Salzburg|Salzburg]], John Jacob Khüen von Belasi, 1560-1586, double ducat of 1562. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state between Bavaria and Austria and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. Altho expensive, this is the most common gold coin of this archbishop, who also issued twenty ducats (Fr-620) down to single ducats ([[Salzburg 1561 ducat Fr-616|Fr-616]], -619, -632, -635, -637).
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This specimen was lot 1982 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Salzburg, Erzbistum, Johann Jakob Khüen von Belasi, 1560-1586. 2 Dukaten 1562. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], archbishopric of [[Austria, Salzburg|Salzburg]], John Jacob Khüen von Belasi, 1560-1586, double ducat of 1562. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state between Bavaria and Austria and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. Altho expensive, this is the most common gold coin of this archbishop, who also issued twenty ducats (Fr-620) down to single ducats ([[Salzburg 1561 ducat Fr-616|Fr-616]], -619, -632, -635, -637).
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Revision as of 08:13, 11 June 2025

Sincona sale 66, lot 1982

This specimen was lot 1982 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Salzburg, Erzbistum, Johann Jakob Khüen von Belasi, 1560-1586. 2 Dukaten 1562. Gutes sehr schön. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, John Jacob Khüen von Belasi, 1560-1586, double ducat of 1562. Good very fine.)"

The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state between Bavaria and Austria and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. Altho expensive, this is the most common gold coin of this archbishop, who also issued twenty ducats (Fr-620) down to single ducats (Fr-616, -619, -632, -635, -637).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 7.00 g.

Catalog reference: Zöttl 532. Fr-617.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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 Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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