Bohemia 1637 10 ducats Fr-38

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Sincona Auction 107, lot 1163

This specimen was lot 1163 in Sincona Auction 107 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 40,000 CHF (about US$58,272 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 10 Dukaten 1637, Prag. Abschlag von den Stempeln des Talers. Münzmeister Tobias Schuster. FERDINANDVS II D - G - R I S A G H BO REX Gekrönter und geharnischter Kaiser steht nach rechts gewandt, mit geschultertem Zepter in der Rechten und Reichsapfel in der Linken, zu den Seiten gekrönte Wappen von Böhmen und Ungarn. Rv. ARCHIDVX AVS DVX - BVRG MAR MOR 1637 Gekrönter Doppeladler mit dem österreichisch-burgundischen Brustschild. Sehr selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Kleine Randschläge. Erworben für 1'300 Franken bei der Bank Leu in Zürich am 19.03.1953. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1619-37, ten ducats of 1637, Prague mint, struck using thaler dies. Obverse: the crowned and armored figure of the emperor stands right, holding a scepter and an orb; reverse: crowned double headed eagle supports the arms of Austria-Burgundy. Very rare, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Some edge bumps.)"

The SCWC records this coin for nearly all the dates between 1621-37 but all are rare. The auctioneers listed this under Austria but Bohemia seems more appropriate.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 34.9 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 34.60 g.

Catalog reference: KM 319, Dietiker 763. MzA 134. Fr-38.

Sources:

  • 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, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 107: The Hugo von Ziegler-Schindler Collection of Numismatic Rarities, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

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