Salzburg Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, 1587-1612. 8 Ducats 1593, Salzburg. Saint Rupert facing, head left, holding a long crosier. Coat of arms of the Archbishop below / Tower in the storm, surrounded by four winds. 27,65g. Fr. 679; Probszt 728; Zöttl 832. Nice extremely fine. Provenance: Dolenz Collection, Schweizerischer Bankverein 40 (10 September 1996), 113. NGSA 8 (24 November 2014), 337. The so-called "Tower issue" was produced as reward for the high military officers who shielded the city of Salzburg against the Ottomans. During the war, Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau sent a contingent of troops under the command of his brother to Emperor Rudolf II.