Austria 1865-E ducat Fr-235
This specimen was lot 1660 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$974 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. Dukat 1865, E, Karlsburg. GOLD. Min. Kratzer im Feld der Vorderseite, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, ducat of 1865, Karlsburg mint. Minor cracks in the field of the obverse, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was issued 1860-65 from the Karlsburg mint during the reign of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. This type was also minted at Vienna, Kremnitz (Komoczbanya in Magyar) and Venice and is often catalogued under Austria. After the reorganization of the Hapsburg empire into the Dual Monarchy in 1867, Hungary received her own coinage separate from Austrian issues. In the aftermath of World War One, the Hapsburg monarchy collapsed and Hungary became independent but without its former territories in Slovakia, Transylvania and Croatia.
Recorded mintage: 421,083, a common date.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 19.8 mm diameter, this specimen 3,44 g in gold.
Catalog reference: Herinek 2, Veselý 50, KM 2264, Fr-235; J. 330; Schl. 465.
- 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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
Link to:
- 1863-E ducat, Karlsburg mint
- 1864-A ducat
- 1865-A quarter florin
- 1865-A florin
- 1865-V florin
- 1865-A thaler
- 1865-B thaler
- 1865-E thaler
- 1865-B ducat, Kremnitz mint
- 1865-V ducat, Venice mint
- 1865-A quadruple ducat
- 1865-V 4 ducats
- 1866-A ducat
- 1866-B ducat
- 1866-E ducat, Karlsburg mint
- 1866-A ½ krone
- Coins and currency dated 1865