Austria 1672 5 ducats Fr-314

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Sincona sale 100, lot 1090

This specimen was lot 1090 in Sincona Auction 100 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 40,000 CHF (about US$60,288 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Leopold I. 1657-1705. 5 Dukaten 1672, Graz. Ohne Münzmeisterzeichen. LEOPOLDVS. - .D.G.R.I.S.A.G.H.(TE).B.REX Belorbeerte und geharnischte Büste nach rechts, oben die Jahreszahl. Rv. .ARCHI.AVS.DVX. - BVR.STYRI(AE).(TE)c. Gekröntes Wappen in einer Kartusche mit Goldenem Vlies. Von grösster Seltenheit. Vorzüglich. Leicht gewellt. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, five ducats of 1672, Graz mint, without mintmaster's initials. Obverse: laureate and armored bust right, date above; reverse: crowned arms in a cartouche, order chain around. Of the highest rarity, Extremely Fine, Slightly wavy flan.)"

Of the four dates known for this rare type, 1670-72 and 1690, this is the only one without initials. We have posted a 1676 five ducats from Graz which used a different bust and had the date on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 17.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 17.19 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1270, Herinek 95. Fr-314.

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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 100: SINCONA Jubilee Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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