Austria 1648 2 ducats Fr-231

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Sincona sale 90, lot 1586

This specimen was lot 1586 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 10,000 CHF (about US$13,214 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. 2 Dukaten 1648, Wien. Münzmeister Johann Conrad Richthausen. Sehr selten. PCGS MS62. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, double ducat of 1648, Vienna mint. Very rare, graded PGGS MS-62.)"

This type was struck 1641-57 but is quite a bit most costly than the Prague double ducats of Ferdinand III (Fr-46j).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.91 g.

Catalog reference: KM 899 (formerly KM 1844), Herinek 129, Fr-231.

Source:

  • 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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