Austria 1648 ducat Fr-235
This specimen was lot 3387 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 8,000 CHF (about US$10,707 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "OSTERREICH, Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. Dukat 1648, Wien. Mit dem Münzmeisterzeichen von J. C. Richthausen. Äusserst selten. NGC MS63. Miller zu Aichholz und Herinek kennen Nur das Exemplar mit dem Münzmeisterzeichen von H. J. Stadler (Austria, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, ducat of 1648, Vienna mint, Extremely rare; Miller zu Aichholz and Herinek did not know of any examples with this mintmaster)." Similar ducats with the standing figure of the emperor were struck at Graz (Fr-236/KM 860), Glatz (Fr-236a) and St.-Veit (Fr-237). All are rare but the Vienna product is the most available.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 950, Herinek -, Fr-235.
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- 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 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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