Austria 1633 2 ducats Fr-169
This specimen was lot 2268 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €20,000 (about US$27,514 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II., 1592-1618-1637. 2 Dukaten 1633, Wien. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. Erworben 1977 von der Tiroler Münzhandlung Sigmund Werkner, Innsbruck. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, double ducat of 1633, Vienna mint. Extremely rare, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1620-35 but all dates are rare. It was accompanied by a single ducat (Fr-172).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 6,92 g.
Catalog reference: KM 275, Fr-169; Herinek 125.
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- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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