Bohemia 1625 10 ducats Fr-38

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Sincona sale 77, lot 2895

This specimen was lot 2895 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 36,000 CHF (about US$43,697 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 10 Dukaten 1625, Prag. Münzmeister Benedikt Huebmer. Sehr selten. NGC AU Details. Kleiner Rand- und Schrötlingsfehler. (Austria, Ferdinand II, 1619-37, ten ducats of 1625, Prague mint. Very rare, Minor edge and flan flaw.)"

This type was struck steadily 1621-37 yet all dates are rare. As these were made for presentation, most survivors show jewelry damage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 34.90 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 34.41 g.

Catalog reference: KM 319 (listed under Bohemia), Dietiker 760. Herinek 27. Fr-38 (listed under Bohemia).

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022..

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