Austria (15)84 ducat Fr-54
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This specimen was lot 4718 in Goldberg sale 72 (Los Angeles, February 2013), where it sold for $2,530. The catalog description[2] noted, "Austria. Ducat, 1584. Klagenfurt (Carinthia) mint. Archduke Karl, 1564-1590. Armored figure of ruler standing with crown breaking legend at top and feet and sword at the bottom. Reverse: Crowned shield. Boldly struck with lovely original mint fresh luster. NGC graded MS-64. Ex Terner Collection." Friedberg listed this for 1565-70 and 1572-90 and notes it as fairly common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .109 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM MB604, Fr-54.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [2]Ira and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 72: The Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles, CA: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.
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