3970

3970- Salzburg. Ducat, 1577

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
3970- Salzburg. Ducat, 1577
<Our item number 109324><B>Salzburg. Ducat, 1577.</B> Fr-637; Prob-505. 3.47 grams. 21.76 mm. Johann Jakob Khuen Von Belasi, 1560-1586. Obv. Haloed, mitred Saint with crook; body covered with quartered shield and S - R &#40;Sanctus Rudbertus&#41; on either side. Leg: IO: IAC: D: G. ARL EPS: SAL. A.S. <I>Reverse:</I> Double headed eagle. Leg: RVDOL: II: IMP: AVGVS:P:F:DE. Considerable original mint luster. <B>NGC graded MS-61.</B> <BR><BR>The title of the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolph II, appears on the reverse here, but not on the earlier Salzburg Ducats. This is an indication of the growing power of the Empire, requiring such states as Salzburg to acknowledge its fealty. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;3,500-4,000. <I><BR>The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 109324<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109324.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109324N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>