(sold for $356.0)

1719, Olmutz, Wolfgang von Schrattenbach. Large Silver Thaler Coin. R!

Mint year: 1719 Mint Place: Olmutz Denomination: Thaler Reference: Davenport 1218, KM-133. Rare! Condition: Struck with dettoriated dies (evident on the irregular fields in obverse), a small scratch in right field, dark oxidation deposits and minor digs, otherwise about XF!  Weight: 28.42gm Diameter: 43mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Capped bust of Prince-Bishop Wolfgang Schrattenbach right, wearing jewelled cross. Legend: WOLFFG . D : G : S : R : E PRESB . CARD : SCHRATTEMBACH EP . OL .

Reverse: Papal legate´s hat above cross-topped round composite coat-of-arms. Crossed sword and crozier in background. Date (17-19) in fields. Comment: The two crowns (a bishop´s tiara and the ducal crown) show the ruler´s double function as prince and bishop. Legend: DVX S : R : I P : R : C : B : COM . CON . GER . S : C : R : M : CON : IN . ET AC .

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc (German: Erzbistum Olmütz) is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the RomanCatholic Church in the Czech Republic.  Not much is known about the beginnings of the Diocese of Olomouc. It  was reestablished in 1063 and in 1777 it was elevated to an archdiocese.

Schrattenbach Wolfgang Hannibal: * 12.9.1660 Graz, † 22.7.1738 Brno / Moravia (Brno / CZ). Bishop and music patron. Prepared for the spiritual career of the Jesuits, he studied in Salzburg and Graz in 1676/77 and in Rome in 1677-83. In 1682 he became canon to Olomouc (Olomouc / CZ) and Salzburg, 1688 priestly ordination. 1699 Salzburger Domdechant, 1703-11 was Sch. Bishop of Seckau and from 1711 of Olomouc; 1712 Cardinal. In 1719-21 he reigned as viceroy of Naples / I (successor to Johann Wenzel Count von Gallas), after which he returned to Olomouc. Under W.H., Italian operas and oratorios were performed in Kremsier, and in 1729-38 he supported the care of oratorios in Brno.