Austria 1707-MM 1/8 ducat Fr-347
This specimen was lot 2285 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,339 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Joseph I., 1705-1711. 1/8 Dukat 1707, Wien. GOLD. RR Min. gewellt, vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. Exemplar der Auktion Münzen und Medaillen AG 15, Basel 1955, Nr. 536. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph I, 1705-11, eighth ducat of 1707, Vienna mint. Very rare, slightly wavy, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1707 only. The double "MM" mintmark is for engraver Matthias Mittermayer. It was accompanied by a quarter ducat (Fr-343).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.43 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,42 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1495, Fr-347; Herinek 103.
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- [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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