Hungary 1582-KB ducat Fr-63
This specimen was lot 30452 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $3,120. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. Ducat, 1582-KB. Kremnica Mint. Rudolf II. PCGS AU-58. With luster that is nearly unbroken and hardy any evidence of handling, this example serves as an enticing example of the type, offering a sharp strike with just a hint of darker color around the devices, acting as an accent. From the Augustana Collection." The auctioneers miscatalogued this as Fr-65 (Nagybánya mint, mintmark NB) when this example is clearly a product of the Kremnica mint (Fr-63, mintmark KB). Friedberg lists this type for 1578-1608. It is the most common Hungarian ducat of Rudolf's reign.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-63; Huszar-1002.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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