Austria (1619-32) ducat Fr-184

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Sincona sale 66, lot 1766
Künker sale 423, lot 103

The first specimen was lot 1766 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,712 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Erzherzog Leopold V. 1619-1632. Dukat o. J. Hall. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. Leicht gewellt. (Austria, archduke Leopold, 1619-32, undated ducat, Hall mint. Rare, About extremely fine, Slightly wavy flan.)"

The second specimen was lot 103 in Künker Auction 423 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €44,000 (about US$6,231 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Erzherzog Leopold V., 1619-1632. Dukat o. J., Hall. Der geharnischte Erzherzog steht r. mit Erzherzogshut, mit der Rechten das Zepter schulternd, die Linke am Schwertgriff, umher Blätterkranz//Der Heilige Leopold steht v. v. mit der Fahne von Alt-Österreich und Kirchenmodell, umher Blätterkranz. GOLD. RR Min. gewellt, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Gerhard Hirsch 132, München 1983, Nr. 486. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Leopold V, 1619-32, undated ducat, Hall mint. Obverse: armored and capped figure of the archduke stands with sword and scepter, leafy wreath around; reverse: St. Leopold stands facing, holding the flag of Old Austria and a model of a church, surrounded by a wreath of leaves. Very rare, slightly wavy, extremely fine.)"

Leopold was among the last of the Hapsburg archdukes permitted to strike his own coinage. He never mounted the throne as emperor. This issue is probably KM 771 but might be KM 620. Both are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, the first specimen 3.44 g, the second specimen 3,43 g.

Catalog reference: KM 771 or KM 620, Moser/Tursky 484 var. Fr-184. The second specimen is KM 772, Fr-184; M./T. 483.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 423: Coins and medals from Tyrol - The collection of Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Wohnlich., Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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