Austria 1750 1/4 ducat Fr-411
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This specimen was lot 2299 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 1/4 Dukat 1750, Wien. GOLD. RR Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. Exemplar der Auktion Münzen und Medaillen AG 15, Basel 1955, Nr. 551. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, quarter ducat of 1750, Vienna mint. Very rare, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This scarce type was struck 1750-51.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.87 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,87 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Eypeltauer 71; Fr-411.
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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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