Austria 1775-A CA ducat Fr-431

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Künker sale 385, lot 3788

This specimen was lot 3788 in Künker sale 385 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,360 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Josef II. 1765-1790. Dukat 1775, A-CA, Wien. GOLD. R Vorzüglich/vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Erworben 1995 bei der Firma M. Meister. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, ducat of 1775, Vienna mint. Rare, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck for the emperor 1768-80 at Vienna (shown here), Karlsburg, Prague, Hall, Graz and Günzburg. It is not rare but it is less common than the ducats struck after his mother's death (KM 1873).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1842, Fr-431; Herinek 28.

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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