Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein ruled Salzburg for only four years before his death in 1753, making his coinage among the shorter-lived issues of the prince-archbishopric. The billon issues of his reign were struck at a moment when the archbishopric's mints were navigating the fractional coinage demands of a region still reliant on small silver-alloy pieces for everyday trade. Zöttl's tight two-number range for this type suggests minimal die variation across the production run — not surprising for a reign of such limited duration.
Andreas Jakob von Dietrichstein ruled Salzburg for only four years before his death in 1753, making his coinage among the shorter-lived issues of the prince-archbishopric. The billon issues of his reign were struck at a moment when the archbishopric's mints were navigating the fractional coinage demands of a region still reliant on small silver-alloy pieces for everyday trade. Zöttl's tight two-number range for this type suggests minimal die variation across the production run — not surprising for a reign of such limited duration.