Bohemia 1594 ducat Fr-85
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This specimen was lot 2260 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,630 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II., 1576-1612. Dukat 1594, Prag. Münzmeister Lazar und Susanna Erker. GOLD. R Feine Goldtönung, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, ducat of 1594, Prague mint. Rare, fine gold toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1592-99. It is listed as Fr-11g under Bohemia and Fr-85 under Austria.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,49 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB316, Dietiker 433; Fr-11g or Fr-85 (listed under Bohemia); Halacka 299.
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- 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, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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