Austria 1716 ducat Fr-375
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This specimen was lot 1398 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,691 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Karl VI., 1711-1740. Dukat 1716, Wien. GOLD. Seltener Jahrgang. Min. gewellt, sehr schön +. (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI, 1711-40, ducat of 1716, Vienna mint. Rare date, slightly wavy, very fine or better.)"
This type was struck 1713-21, 1726-31 and 1735-40 and is common for a ducat of the period.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,46 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1559, Fr-375; Herinek 59.
- 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, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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