Austria 1585 ducat Fr-54

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from Künker sale 352, lot 1601

This specimen was lot 1601 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,340 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Erzherzog Karl, 1564-1590. Dukat 1585, Klagenfurt. GOLD. Vorzüglich +. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Charles, 1564-90, ducat of 1585, Klagenfurt mint. Extremely fine or better.)"

This type was struck 1565-70, 1572-90.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.50 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-54; M. z. A. S. 71.

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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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