1755, Salzburg, Sigismund Graf von Schrattenbach. Gold 1/4 Ducat Coin. NGC MS-62!

Mint Year: 1755
Mint Place: Salzburg
Denomination: Gold 1/4 Ducat
Reference: Friedberg 867, Probszt 2273, KM-383.
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-62!
Ruler (Prince-Bishop): Sigismund III. Count of Schrattenbach.
Material: Gold (.986)
Diameter: 13mm
Weight: 0.86gm

 

Obverse: Draped bust of the Count in clerical robes right, wearing a large jewelled cross.
Legend: SIGISM . D : G . A & P . S . A . S . L . N . G . PRIM .

Reverse: Cross-topped, hatted and tasseled oval coat-of-arms within foliage. Saltired sword and crozier in background.
Legend: S.A.LE.NA.GER. PRIM:1755

The Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state of the Holy Roman Empire, roughly consisting of the present-day state of Salzburg (the ancient Roman city of Iuvavum) in Austria.