Austria 1694 6 ducats Fr-312

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Sincona sale 100, lot 1092

This specimen was lot 1092 in Sincona Auction 100 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 32,000 CHF (about US$48,231 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Leopold I. 1657-1705. 6 Dukaten 1694, Graz. Abschlag von den Stempeln des Halbtalers. Münzmeister Johann Jakob Aigmann. LEOPOLDVS.D:G:ROM:IMP:S:A:GER:HVNG:BOH:REx. Belorbeertes und geharnischtes Brustbild nach rechts. Rv. ARCHI.DVX.AVS:DVx - .BVRGU:STYRI(AE).(TE)C Gekröntes Wappen in einer Kartusche mit Goldenem Vlies, oben die geteilte Jahreszahl. Von grösster Seltenheit. Einziges bekanntes Exemplar im Handel. Vorzüglich. Mit eingeritzter Wertzahl 5 1/2. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, six ducats of 1694, Graz mint, struck using half thaler dies. Obverse: laureate and armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms in a cartouche with order chain around, date above. Of the highest rarity. The only known specimen in private hands, Extremely Fine, With engraved value 5 1/2.)"

This type was struck 1662-94. It is not mentioned in the SCWC. The accompanying half thaler (KM 1258) is noted for 1669-IGW, 1674-IAN, 1676-IAN, 1678-IAN, 1684-IAN, 1694 and 1696.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 20.94 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 20.60 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1258 (silver half thaler), Herinek unlisted (see 793: Halbtaler), MzA 193, Fr-312.

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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