Austria 1869-A ducat Fr-492

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Künker sale 386, lot 6009

This specimen was lot 6009 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,098 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. Dukat 1869, A, Wien. Feingold. GOLD. Vorzüglich. (empire of Austria-Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, ducat of 1869, Vienna mint. Extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1867-72 from Vienna, Kremnitz and Karlsburg but is common. Gold ducats were struck throughout Franz Josef's long reign and come in many types.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2266, Fr-492; J. 337 a; Schl. 482.

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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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