★ Beautifully toned and very well preserved ★

AUSTRIA. Salzburg, Erzbistum. Johann Ernst von Thun und Hohenstein, 1687-1709. Taler 1694 (Silver, 41 mm, 29.67 g, 12 h) IO ERNEST' D G ARCHIEP SAL S A L; inner legend: SVB TVVM PRAESIDIVM CONFVG Nimbate and crowned half-length bust of Mary, holding scepter in her right hand and the infant Christ in her left arm; coat of arms below. Rev. S RVDBERTUS EPS SALISBVRG 1694 Half-length bust of St Rupert facing, holding salt cellar and crosier; arms below. Davenport 3510. Probszt 1800. Zöttl 2166. Beautifully toned and very well preserved. Good extremely fine.

From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector’s ticket), privately acquired in the 1980s.