Austria 1593 ducat Fr-87

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 22229

This specimen was lot 22229 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $432. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Ducat, 1593. Vienna Mint. Rudolf II (1576-1612). NGC VF-35. Somewhat wavy flan." Friedberg lists this type from Vienna for 1577-1618 and from Prague (Fr-88) for 1594-1611.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-87.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

Link to:

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• (15)90 ducat, Klagenfurt mint
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• (15)98-SL ducat, Klausenburg mint
• 1598 ducat, Vienna mint
• Coins and currency dated 1593
• return to coins of Austria