Salzburg, Johann Jacob Khuen v. Belasi (1560-86), 6-Ducats, 1561, 21.121g., 40 mm., mitre, cross and crozier above two shields, date below, within leaf border, ION IAC D G ARCHIEPS SALZ APoSE LEG, rev. St. Rupert seated on a flat-based bench with scrolled corners, holding crozier and salt barrel, within leaf and beaded borders (F.523; Pr.454), slight file marks on edge, removed from a mount, small edge knock by D of obverse, otherwise extremely fine, extremely rare

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Salzburg, Johann Jacob Khuen v. Belasi (1560-86), 6-Ducats, 1561, 21.121g., 40 mm., mitre, cross and crozier above two shields, date below, within leaf border, ION IAC D G ARCHIEPS SALZ APoSE LEG, rev. St. Rupert seated on a flat-based bench with scrolled corners, holding crozier and salt barrel, within leaf and beaded borders (F.523; Pr.454), slight file marks on edge, removed from a mount, small edge knock by D of obverse, otherwise extremely fine, extremely rare

Lot Essay

A similar piece was sold by Leo Hamburger, Frankfurt, on 8 May 1905, lot 603, and again by Otto Helbing, Munich, in the J. Hinterstoisser collection in October 1926.
Also see illustration on colour plate