Austria 1669 5 ducats Fr-262
This specimen was lot 30116 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $38,400. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Austria. Leopold I gold 5 Ducat 1669 AU55 NGC, Vienna mint, Franz Faber von Rosenstock as mintmaster. A gleaming representative of this scarce multiple ducat type issued under Leopold I, during whose reign the Ottoman Empire unsuccessfully besieged Vienna, subsequently losing the majority of Hungarian lands to the Holy Roman Emperor. Sparkling golden brilliance throughout confirms a decidedly near-Mint State preservation, with the majority of struck detail clear and minimally disturbed, even at the highest points. The strike appears very near to full, excepting isolated traces of softness, with a central placement of the dies upon the flan producing a balanced rim to frame the central features. Difficult to acquire in any state, and even more so in this borderline uncirculated condition, this commendable 17th-century 5 ducat deserves the closest inspection and consideration. From the Paramount Collection."
Friedberg combines this issue with an earlier one of 1661-63 which the SCWC catalogs as KM A1203.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 17.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 17.28 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1263 (Rare), Fr-262, Horsky-Unl., CNA-28-a-3.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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