Salzburg 1755 2 ducat Fr-864

Künker sale 336, lot 6446

This specimen was lot 6446 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,094 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DIE GEISTLICHKEIT IN DEN HABSBURGISCHEN ERBLANDEN, SALZBURG, Sigismund III. von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771. 2 Dukaten 1755. GOLD. Sehr schön-vorzüglich/vorzüglich. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, Sigismund II of Schrattenbach, 1753-71, double ducat of 1755. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This rather scarce type was accompanied by a single ducat (KM 381) and half ducat (KM 384).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, .986 fine gold, this specimen 6.93 g.

Catalog reference: KM 385, Fr-864; Zöttl 2893.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

Link to:

• 1754 thaler
• 1755 half ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1755