Bohemia 1720 1/4 ducat Fr-387

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Sincona sale 66, lot 1817

This specimen was lot 1817 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,700 CHF (about US$2,238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Karl VI. 1711-1740. 1/4 Dukat 1720, Prag. Münzmeister Ferdinand Scharff. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Austria, Charles VI, 1711-40, one quarter ducat of 1720, Prague mint. Very rare, Good very fine.)"

This scarce type was struck at Prague in Bohemia 1720, 1725-26, 1730-37.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.88 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.85 g.

Catalog reference: KM 701, Dietiker 1024, Herinek 238, Fr-52e.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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