Owner Comments:
1782-M Ducat - Design: OBVERSE: Bust of Hieronymus Graf von Colloredo ~ REVERSE: Temple
Mint: Salzburg
Mintage: Unknown
References: KM# 452 / Fr.887 / Probszt 2386
Specifications: Diameter - 21mm
Weight - 3.500 g. @ 0.9860 Gold = .1109 oz AGW
Acquired: Kunker Auction #125 / Lot#794 - June 2007
Providence: None
Notes:
Ø Hieronymus was the last Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1771 until 1803, when the Archbishopric was secularized.
Ø Hieronymus is known as the first patron of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Ø Coin was minted to commemorate the 1200th anniversary of the Bishopric.
Ø This coin is considered “RARE” in the numismatic community.
Ø The “M” on the obverse denotes the Engraver as Franz Xavier Matzenkopf, Jr.