Austria (1646) ducat Fr-248
This specimen was lot 120 in Künker Auction 423 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €4,800 (about US$6,797 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Erzherzog Ferdinand Karl, 1632-1662. Dukat o. J. (vor 1646), 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 Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Schweizerischer Bankverein 11, Basel 1982, Nr. 899. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Ferdinand Charles, 1632-62, undated ducat, Hall mint. Obverse: the armored and capped figure of the archduke stands right with sword and scepter in a leafy wreath; reverse: Saint Leopold stands facing front with the flag of Old Austria in a leafy wreath. Very rare, extremely fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 809, Fr-248; M./T. 498.
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- [1]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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