Austria 1795-A 4 ducats Fr-458

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Künker sale 385, lot 3829

This specimen was lot 3829 in Künker sale 385 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$7,753 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Franz II. 1792-1804. 4 Dukaten 1795, A, Wien. GOLD. RR Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Erworben 1996 bei der Firma M. Meister. (Holy Roman Empire, Francis II, 1792-1804, quadruple ducat of 1795, Vienna mint. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck in small numbers 1793-1804. This denomination was extensively struck in the reign of Francis Joseph.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 13.91 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1887, Fr-458; J. 112.

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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