Hungary 1552-KB ducat Fr-48
This specimen was lot 34478 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hungary: Ferdinand I (1521-64) gold Ducat (Goldgulden) 1552 K-B AU58 ANACS, Kremnitz mint. FERDINANDI * D | G * R * VNGARIE, crowned Madonna and child seated on crescent; Austrian shield below / S * LADISLAVS * | * REX * 1552 *, standing figure of the king, halberd in right hand, globus cruciger in left; mintmark to either side. A spectacular and glistening representative, replete with full die polish lines and mint luster, full-centered and a perfectly round flan, and perhaps only the most minuscule signs of handling--all suggesting that it is likely conservatively graded." Friedberg lists this type for 1527-65 from Kremnitz (shown here), Neustadt (Fr-49) and Hermannstadt (Fr-50).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-48, Huszar-895.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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