Austria 1632 10 ducats
This specimen was lot 1158 in Sincona Auction 107 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 38,000 CHF (about US$55,359 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 10 Dukaten 1628, Wien. Münzmeister Matthias Fellner. FERDINANDVS II D - G R I S A G H BO REX Belorbeertes und geharnischtes Brustbild nach rechts. Rv. ARCHID AVS DVX - BVR CO TYR C 1632 Gekrönter Doppeladler mit Kopfscheinen, in den Fängen Schwert und Zepter, auf der Brust das Wappen des Gesamthauses, umgeben von der Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies. Von grösster Seltenheit. Vermutlich einziges bekanntes Exemplar. Vorzüglich. Eingeritzte Wertzahl "X" im Aversfeld und kleine Sammlerpunze im Rand. Erworben für 1'395 Franken bei der Bank Leu in Zürich am 10.10.1954. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1619-37, ten ducats of 1628, Vienna mint. obverse: laureate and armored bust right; reverse: crowned and nimbate double headed eagle, with sword and scepter in its talons, supporting manifold arms with the order chain around. Of the highest rarity. Probably the only known specimen, Extremely Fine, Graffito "X" on obverse und small collector's mark on edge.)"
This is the plate specimen in Numista. It is not mentioned in any of the major references.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 34.9 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 34.22 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, MzA unlisted. Herinek unlisted. Fr-unlisted.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Richter, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 107: The Hugo von Ziegler-Schindler Collection of Numismatic Rarities, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
Links:
- 1628 5 ducats, Vienna mint
- 1632 10 kreuzer, Hall mint
- 1632 quarter thaler, Hall mint
- 1632 half thaler, Hall mint
- 1632 thaler, Ensisheim mint
- 1632 thaler, Prague mint
- 1632-IZ thaler, Breslau mint
- 1632 thaler, Graz mint
- 1632 thaler, Hall mint
- 1632 thaler, St. Veit mint
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- 1633 5 ducats, Prague mint
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