Austria 1694-MM 1/4 ducat Fr-289

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2281

This specimen was lot 2281 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,101 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I., 1657-1705. 1/4 Dukat 1694, Wien. GOLD. R Fassungsspuren, fast vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, quarter ducat of 1694, Vienna mint. Rare, mount broken off, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1694 only. The double "MM" mintmark is for engraver Matthias Mittermayer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,86 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1377, Fr-289; Herinek 463.

Sources:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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