Austria 1753-PR ducat Fr-428

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Sincona sale 90, lot 1608

This specimen was lot 1608 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 15,000 CHF (about US$19,821 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Franz I. 1745-1765. Dukat 1753/2, Prag. Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1752 geändert. Münzmeister Bohumil Schaumberger. Von grösster Seltenheit. Vorzüglich. Leicht gewellt. Bearbeitungsspur am Rand. (Holy Roman Empire, Francis I, 1765-90, ducat of 1753, Prague mint, 1753/2 overdate. Of the highest rarity, Extremely fine, Slightly wavy flan. Some minor edge filing.)"

This type was struck 1745-65 from Vienna (WI), Hall (HA), Nagybanya (NB), Karlsburg (CA), Graz (GR) and Prague (PR, shown here) but is not common. On the death of Charles VI in 1740, the redoubtable Maria Theresia was crowned Archduchess of Austria and queen of Hungary but, being a woman, could not be given the imperial crown. Therefore, after much debate and a war fomented by Frederick the Great of Prussia, her husband Francis of Lorraine was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1745.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.41 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1725.2, Dietiker 1101, Herinek 63, Fr-428.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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