Austria 1764 ducat Fr-406

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Sincona Auction 109, part of lot 3356

This specimen was lot 3356 in Sincona Auction 109 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 1,250 CHF (about US$1,821 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Dukat 1764, Wien. Fast vorzüglich. Bearbeitungsspuren im Avers und etwas berieben. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, About Extremely Fine, Some tooling on obverse and slightly polished.)"

This type was struck at Vienna 1750-56 and 1760-65 and is among the more common ducats of Maria Theresia's reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: KM 1783, Herinek 100. Fr-406.

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.
  • 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, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 109: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

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