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| − | This specimen was lot 4299 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$240 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Salzburg, Erzbistum, Max Gandolph von Küenburg, 1668-1687 Taler 1672. Fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], archbishopric of Salzburg, Max Gandolph von Küenburg, 1668-1687, thaler of 1672. About 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 1668-86 and is common. The superseding type ([[Salzburg 1688 thaler Dav-3510|Dav-3510]]) is very similar. | + | This specimen was lot 4299 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$240 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Salzburg, Erzbistum, Max Gandolph von Küenburg, 1668-1687 Taler 1672. Fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], archbishopric of Salzburg, Max Gandolph von Küenburg, 1668-1687, thaler of 1672. About 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 1668-77, 1680, 1685-86 and is common. The superseding type ([[Salzburg 1688 thaler Dav-3510|Dav-3510]]) is very similar. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 28.29 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 29 g, 0.875 fine silver, 42 mm diameter, this specimen 28.29 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Zöttl 1996. [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3508]]; KM-190. | ''Catalog reference:'' Zöttl 1996. [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3508]]; KM-190. | ||
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| − | * [[Salzburg | + | * [[Salzburg 1671 thaler Dav-3508|1671 thaler]] |
| + | * [[Salzburg 1671 1/4 ducat Fr-817|1671 quarter ducat]] | ||
* [[Salzburg 1672 1/4 thaler|1672 quarter thaler]] | * [[Salzburg 1672 1/4 thaler|1672 quarter thaler]] | ||
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* [[Salzburg 1672 1/4 ducat|1672 quarter ducat]] | * [[Salzburg 1672 1/4 ducat|1672 quarter ducat]] | ||
* [[Salzburg 1672 ducat Fr-813|1672 ducat]] | * [[Salzburg 1672 ducat Fr-813|1672 ducat]] | ||
Revision as of 10:56, 16 September 2025
This specimen was lot 4299 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$240 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Salzburg, Erzbistum, Max Gandolph von Küenburg, 1668-1687 Taler 1672. Fast vorzüglich. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, Max Gandolph von Küenburg, 1668-1687, thaler of 1672. About 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 1668-77, 1680, 1685-86 and is common. The superseding type (Dav-3510) is very similar.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 29 g, 0.875 fine silver, 42 mm diameter, this specimen 28.29 g.
Catalog reference: Zöttl 1996. Dav-3508; KM-190.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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