Hungary 1592-KB ducat Fr-63
This specimen was lot 1633 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,392 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SAINT EMPIRE, Rodolphe II (1576-1612), AV ducat, 1592 KB, Kremnitz. Type hongrois. D/ La Madone à l'enfant. R/ Saint Ladislas deb. de f. presque Très Beau. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, gold ducat of 1592, Kremnitz mint, Hungarian type. Obverse: Madonna and Child; reverse: St. Ladislas standing, facing. about Very Fine.)"
This type was struck at Hermannstadt (mintmark HS) and Kremnitz (shown here) 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 3,42 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB258, Huszar 1002; Fr-63.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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