Salzburg 1759 thaler Dav-1252
This specimen was lot 2450 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Salzburg, Erzbistum Sigismund von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771. Taler 1759. 28.98 g. Zöttl 2973. Probszt 2279. Dav-1252. Min. Schrötlingsf. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (Salzburg, archbishop Sigismund of Schrattenbach, 1753-71, thaler of 1759, nice extremely fine.)"
The Archbishopric of Salzburg, an ecclesiatical state between Austria and Bavaria, was blessed with abundant silver mines. This type, issued one year only, is fairly common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.98 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-1252; Zöttl 2973, Probszt 2279, KM 394.
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- Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.
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