Austria 1788-F ducat Fr-440

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Künker sale 423, lot 202

This specimen was lot 202 in Künker Auction 423 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,416 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Joseph II., 1765-1790. Dukat 1788 F, Hall. Büste r. mit Lorbeerkranz, darunter die Münzstättensignatur F//Gekrönter Doppeladler mit Kopfscheinen und Schwert und Zepter in den Fängen, auf der Brust gekröntes, zweifeldiges Wappen (Österreich-Lothringen), umher die Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies. GOLD. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 329, Frankfurt/Main 1990, Nr. 2854. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, ducat of 1788, Hall mint. Obverse: laureate bust right, mintmark below; reverse: crowned and nimbate double headed eagle with sword and scepter in its claws, supporting the crowned impaled arms of Austria and Lorraine, order chain around. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck at six mints 1780-90 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 3,48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1873, Fr-440; J. 21; Herinek 60; M./T. 1331.

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.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 423: Coins and medals from Tyrol - The collection of Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Wohnlich., Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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