Austria 1847-V ducat Fr-1504

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Künker sale 336, lot 6436

This specimen was lot 6436 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,225 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Ferdinand I. 1835-1848. Dukat 1847, V, Venedig. R Min. gewellt, kl. Randfehler, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (empire of Austria, Ferdinand I, 1835-48, ducat of 1847, Venice mint. Slightly bent, some rim bumps, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1837-48 in substantial numbers from Vienna, Kremnitz, Karlsburg and Venice (shown here). Some authorities list this issue under Lombardy-Venetia but it differs only in mintmark from the Vienna product.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, 20 mm diameter. this specimen 3,44 g.

Catalog reference: Herinek 2, Veselý 3, KM 2262, Fr-1504 (listed under Italy); J. 247; Schl. 306.

Source:

  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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