Salzburg 1716 2 kreuzer

from Steve Album sale 45, lot 2608

This specimen was lot 2608 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $102. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA: SALZBURG: Franz Anton von Harrach, 1709-1727, AR 2 kreuzer, 1716, struck with roller dies, a wonderful mint state example! PCGS graded MS64, ex Joe Sedillot Collection." This half batzen was struck 1708-26 and has a low catalog value. Four kreuzer made a batzen and 90 kreuzer made a reichsthaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: billon.

Catalog reference: KM-290.

Sources:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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• 1718 half thaler, bust obverse
• Coins and currency dated 1716