Austria 1762 ducat Fr-406

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Künker sale 385, lot 3680

This specimen was lot 3680 in Künker sale 385 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,135 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Dukat 1762, Wien. GOLD. Prachtexemplar. Vorzüglich/vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Erworben 1995 bei der Firma M. Meister. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, ducat of 1762, Vienna mint. Outstanding example, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

Ducats were struck in Austria in 1762 at Graz, Hall, Nagybanya and Vienna (shown here). Some have the bust of Francis I but this one shows Maria Theresia. This type was struck 1747-62 and 1765 and is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1756, Eypeltauer 62; Fr-406.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 385: Absolutismus, Aufklärung und Französische Revolution im Spiegel von Münzen und Medaillen - Die Sammlung Bader, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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