Hungary 1616-KB ducat Fr-81
This specimen was lot 1027 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $6,737.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY, Holy Roman Empire. Mátyás II. 1608-1619. AV Dukat. Körmöcbánya (Kremnica) mint. Dated 1616 KB. Mátyás standing right, holding scepter and globus cruciger / Madonna seated facing, holding scepter and infant Christ; crowned coat-of-arms below. In NGC encapsulation 8419875-009, graded AU 58." Altho Friedberg lumps the ducats of Matthias under Fr-81, the SCWC notes two types: KM 37 issued 1609-13 with robe closed and KM 42 issued 1613-20 with robe open. The Nagybanya mint also struck ducats in 1616 (KM 52) which are scarcer. Hungary was never part of the Empire, even while it was ruled by the Hapsburgs.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 22 mm diameter, 3.47 g, 5 h axis.
Catalog reference: Huszár 1083; KM 42; Friedberg 81.
- 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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.
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