Hungary 1598-KB ducat Fr-63
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This specimen was lot 5990 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Dukat 1598, KB, Kremnitz. GOLD. Leicht gewellt, sehr schön +. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, ducat of 1598, Kremnitz mint. Slightly wavy, choice very fine.)"
The armored standing figure is not the emperor but of St. Ladislas holding a pike. This type was struck until 1604.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.18 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB68, Fr-63; Huszar 1002.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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