Leonard of Keutschach ruled Salzburg from 1495 until his death in 1519, and his tenure coincided with the early experimental phase of large-format silver coinage in the Alpine mints. The Guldiner — and its half — emerged from Salzburg and the Tyrol in this period as the region's miners and mint officials worked out how to strike broad, heavy flans consistently. Keutschach was an aggressive political operator who spent years in open conflict with the city's burghers, suppressing a rebellion in 1511 with considerable force.
Probszt 91 is among the more precisely documented varieties of his half Guldiner issues, cross-referenced in Zöttl's corpus of Salzburg coinage.
Leonard of Keutschach ruled Salzburg from 1495 until his death in 1519, and his tenure coincided with the early experimental phase of large-format silver coinage in the Alpine mints. The Guldiner — and its half — emerged from Salzburg and the Tyrol in this period as the region's miners and mint officials worked out how to strike broad, heavy flans consistently. Keutschach was an aggressive political operator who spent years in open conflict with the city's burghers, suppressing a rebellion in 1511 with considerable force.
Probszt 91 is among the more precisely documented varieties of his half Guldiner issues, cross-referenced in Zöttl's corpus of Salzburg coinage.