Austria 1676-IAN 10 ducats Fr-308a
This specimen was lot 1425 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 130,000 CHF (about US$157,794 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. 10 Dukaten 1676, Graz. Mit der Signatur IAN (J. A. Novak, Münzmeister in Graz, 1670-1692). Von grösster Seltenheit. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC MS62. Prachtexemplar mit feinem Prägeglanz. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ten ducats of 1676, Graz mint, mintmaster's initials "IAN". Of the highest rarity, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Cabinet piece with nice mint luster.)"
The SCWC mentions a double ducat (KM 1276) and a single ducat (KM 1181) from the Graz mint for 1672-87 but omits this piece.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 34.9 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 34.53 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1326 (unlisted date), Herinek 19. Fr-308a.
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- 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 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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