Hungary 1566-KB ducat Fr-57
This specimen is lot 2379 in SINCONA sale 1 (Zürich, June 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"UNGARN Maximilian II. 1564-1576. Goldgulden 1566, Kremnitz. Madonna mit Kind auf Mondsichel. Rv. Der stehende hl. Ladislaus in Rüstung und Krone zwischen K – B. Rv. fleckig. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (Hungary, Maximilian II, 1564-76, goldgulden of 1566, Kremnitz mint. Obverse: Madonna and Child, small shield below. Reverse: Armored standing figure of St. Ladislas holding a pike between mintmark. Stain on reverse, good Extremely Fine.)"
This type is listed in Friedberg for 1565-79 and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .109 troy oz ASW; this specimen 3,45 g.
Catalog reference: Huszar 973, Fr-57; KM-MB214.
- 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.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]SINCONA AG, Munzen, Medaillen & Banknoten Auktion 1, Zürich, 2011.
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