Austria (1667) 2 ducats Fr-256a

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Künker sale 423, lot 136

This specimen was lot 136 in Künker Auction 423 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €38,000 (about US$53,808 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I., 1657-1705. 2 Dukaten o. J. (um 1667), Hall. · LEOPOLDVS · D : G : ROM : IMP : S : A : G : H : B : REX · Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit Lorbeerkranz, Löwenkopfschulter, umgelegtem Mantel und der Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies//· ARCHIDVX · AVST · DVX · BVRG · COMES · TYROL · Gekrönter Tiroler Adler, oben Ehrenkranz. GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Winz. Kratzer, fast Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 42, Osnabrück 1998, Nr. 3651. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, undated double ducat, circa 1667, Hall mint. Obverse: armored, laureate and mantled bust with order chain and lion's head on the shoulder; reverse: crowned imperial eagle, wreath above. Extremely rare, hairlines, about uncirculated.)"

This double ducat was catalogued as Fr-256b by the auctioneers; Fr-256b is a triple ducat along with Fr-256 (quadruple ducat) and Fr-255 (12 ducats).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6,98 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1126, Fr-256a; Herinek 197; M./T. 805.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • 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.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [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.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Austria_(1667)_2_ducats_Fr-256a&oldid=556704"