Hungary 1584-KB ducat Fr-63

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Künker sale 352, lot 1602

This specimen was lot 1602 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$5,289 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Dukat 1584, KB, Kremnitz. GOLD. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, ducat of 1584, Kremnitz mint. Rare in this quality, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

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, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-63; Huszar 1002.

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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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