Hungary 1594-KB ducat Fr-63

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Heritage sale 3021, lot 22098
Hungary 1594 ducat rev Heritage 3021-22098.jpg

This specimen was lot 22098 in Heritage sale 3021 (New York, January 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Rudolf II HRE gold Ducat 1594-KB, seated Madonna reverse, MS64 NGC, full mint brilliance with attractive details, a superb example of this 16th century gold Ducat." The armored standing figure is not the emperor but of St. Ladislas holding a pike.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .109 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: Fr-63.

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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3021, featuring the Cecil Webster, Richard P. Ariagno and Elizabeth McPhall Charters Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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