Austria 1771-E HG ducat Fr-192

Stack's Bowers 2026 ANA sale, lot 42828

This specimen was lot 42828 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $2,318. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TRANSYLVANIA. Ducat, 1771-E HG. Karlsburg (Alba Iulia) Mint. Joseph II. PCGS MS-61. A SCARCE and desirable mint located in modern-day Transylvania, Romania. Infrequently offered in this condition, with flashy fields and bold frost to the devices." This type was struck 1768-80 for Joseph II at Vienna ("A"), Prague ("C"), Karlsburg ("E"), Hall ("F") and Nagybanya ("G"). As it was struck all over the Hapsburg dominions, the SCWC lists it under Austria altho this is an issue of Transylvania. It accompanied a double ducat (Fr-191). Karlsburg ducats with the bust of Maria Theresia are listed under Transylvania (Fr-544).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-192 (listed under Hungary); KM-1859 (listed under Austria).

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.
Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.

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