Austria 1709 ducat Fr-333

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2286

This specimen was lot 2286 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €5,500 (about US$7,566 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Joseph I., 1705-1711. Dukat 1709, Wien. GOLD. RR Kl. Probierspur am Rand, sehr schön +. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph I, 1705-11, ducat of 1709, Vienna mint. Very rare, mount mark on edge, very fine or better.)"

Numista states that this issue was struck at Hall but we side with the auctioneers, who say this is a Vienna product. It was struck 1705-11.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1454, Fr-333; Herinek 30.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [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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