Bohemia 1580 ducat Fr-12
This specimen was lot 3812 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Dukat 1580, Prag. Münzmeister Tobias Gebhardt. GOLD. RR Hübsche Goldpatina, kl. Zainende, min. gewellt, fast vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, ducat of 1580, Prague mint. Very rare, handsome gold patina, minor clip, slightly wavy, about extremely fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 1937 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,466 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Dukat 1580, Prag. Münzmeister Tobias Gebhart. Selten. Sehr schön. Leicht gewellt. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, ducat of 1580, Prague mint. Rare, Very Fine, Slightly wavy flan.)"
This type was struck 1577-86 and is not priced in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, the first specimen 3.38 g, the second specimen 3.42 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB244, Dietiker 427; Fr-12 (listed under Bohemia); MzA 66. Halacka 294.
- 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.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
- [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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