Lot 512
Austria -- Salzburg. Taler, 1754. Dav-1248; KM-380. Sigismund III, Count von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771. Madonna and child in square, arms on right. Reverse: Saint seated looking right with arms. Fully lustrous with reflective surfaces. NGC graded MS-63 Prooflike.
Salzburg dates back to Roman times, then known as Juvavum. Saint Rupert established his bishopric there around 700 AD. The site grew to become one of the most important Catholic bastions in Europe. Possibly the most bigoted of all Catholic areas, it expelled the Jews around 1500 and the Protestants in 1731.
Estimated Value $800 - 900.
Ex Irving Goodman Collection.
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