Hungary 1565-KB ducat Fr-57
This specimen was lot 2252 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,630 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Maximilian II., 1564-1576. Dukat 1565 KB, Kremnitz. GOLD. Vorzüglich +. (Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian II, 1564-76, ducat of 1565, Kremnitz mint. Extremely fine or better.)"
The Kremnitz mint struck ducats for Ferdinand (KM MB205) and Maximilian (KM MB214, shown here) in 1565. This one, struck 1565-72, is slightly scarcer. Hungary in 1565 was still largely dominated by the Turks and the prince of Transylvania.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,48 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB214, Fr-57; Huszar 973.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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