Austria 1775-E HG 2 ducats Fr-191

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Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 1702
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This specimen was lot 1702 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$1,848 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SAINT EMPIRE, Joseph II (1765-1790), AV double ducat, 1775 E-HG, Karlsburg. D/ B. l., dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Fines griffes. Avec brillant de frappe. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, gold double ducat of 1775, Karslburg mint. Obverse: laureate draped and armored bust right; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Fine scratches, with mint luster, about Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck at Karlsburg in Hungary 1768-77 and is fairly common for a double ducat. Confusingly, the photo in the SCWC shows an obverse with the bust of Maria Theresia, Joseph's mother. There was such a double ducat struck at Karlsburg but it has a different reverse (Fr-541).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6,96 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1860, Her. 12; Huszar 1830; Fr-191.

Source:

  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

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