Austria 1652 10 ducats Fr-209
This specimen was lot 1175 in Sincona Auction 107 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 130,000 CHF (about US$189,384 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. 10 Dukaten 1652, Wien. Münzmeister J. C. Richthausen. FERDINANDVS III D G ROM - IM SE AV GE HV BO REX. Belorbeertes und geharnischtes Brustbild nach rechts mit umgelegtem Mantel, im Armabschnitt die Jahreszahl. Rv. ARC DVX AVSTD - BVR S K C C TYR Gekrönter Doppeladler mit Zepter und Schwert, unter der Krone kleiner Reichsapfel, auf der Brust das Wappen des Gesamthauses umgeben von der Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies, mehrteiliger Wappenschild, unten gekröntes Wappen Österreich-Burgund. Äusserst selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. Prachtexemplar. Erworben für 1'445 Franken und 20 Rappen bei der Bank Leu in Zürich am 30.07.1954. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, ten ducats of 1652, Vienna mint. Obverse: laureate, armored and mantled bust right, date below; reverse: crowned double headed eagle with sword and scepter in its talons, a small orb under the crown, supporting manifold arms of Austria-Burgundy with the order chain around. Extremely rare, About Uncirculated, Cabinet piece.)"
Altho this issue of 1651-52 is in Friedberg, it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the SCWC. It is very similar to KM 993 of 1655.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 34.9 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 34.59 g.
Catalog reference: MzA 150, Herinek 17, Fr-209.
- 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.
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