Austria (15)89 ducat Fr-54
This specimen was lot 2255 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €3,400 (about US$4,677 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Erzherzog Karl, 1564-1590. Dukat 1589, Klagenfurt. GOLD. Prachtexemplar. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Charles, 1564-90, ducat of 1589, Klagenfurt mint. Cabinet example, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1586-90 with posthumous issues known for 1591 and 1597. Earlier dates had different arms on the reverse. It is one of the more common Hapsburg ducats of the period. Never emperor himself, his son Ferdinand became emperor in 1619.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,46 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB701, Fr-54; M. z. A. S. 75.
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- 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.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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