Salzburg 1553 guldiner Dav-8168

Sincona sale 18, lot 3155

This specimen was lot 3155 in Sincona sale 18 (Zurich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 600 (about US$791 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Guldiner 1553. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, guldiner of 1553, very fine to good very fine.)"

Davenport lists this type for 1540, 1546 and 1549-54. It is expensive compared to the common thalers of the seventeenth century but is more available than other issues of archbishop Ernst of Bavaria.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Zöttl 398. Probszt 365. Dav-8168.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd Ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
• ^[1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

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