Bohemia 1641 10 ducats Fr-213
This specimen was lot 1172 in Sincona Auction 107 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 34,000 CHF (about US$49,531 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. 10 Dukaten 1641, Prag. Münzmeister Jakob W. Wolker. FERDIN III D G R IMPERATOR S A Belorbeertes und geharnischtes Brustbild mit Spitzenkragen nach rechts. Rv. GER HVN BOHE - MI(AE) REX A° 1641 Gekrönter Doppeladler mit gekröntem böhmischen Brustschild. Sehr selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Eingeritzte Wertzahl "X" im Aversfeld. Sammlernotiz "Aukt. Salton Schlessinger, 26.02.1954", erworben für 1'086 Franken und 10 Rappen. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, ten ducats of 1641, Prague mint. Obverse: laureate and armored bust with a lace collar right; reverse: crowned doubled headed eagle supports the crowned arms of Bohemia. Very rare, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Graffito "X" on obverse.)"
This rare type is listed in the SCWC under Bohemia for 1641-55. The prior type (KM 429) lacked the laurel wreath on the emperor's head.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 34.9 g, 0.986 fine gold, 47-48 mm diameter, this specimen 34.54 g.
Catalog reference: KM 460, Dietiker 836. MzA 139. Herinek 32, Fr-213 or Fr-46e.
- 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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