Hungary 1632-KB 5 ducats Fr-95
This specimen was lot 1161 in Sincona Auction 107 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 110,000 CHF (about US$160,248 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 5 Dukaten 1632 KB, Kremnitz. Abschlag von den Stempeln des Halbtalers. FERDINAND II D G - RO I S AV G E (HV) B REX Der gekrönte und geharnischte Kaiser mit umgelegtem Mantel steht nach rechts, das geschulterte Zepter in der Rechten, den Reichspafel in der Linken, zwischen dem Münzzeichen. Rv. ARCHID AV DV BVR MAR - MORA CO TIR 1632 Gekrönte Madonna mit Zepter und Jesus in Flammenglorie auf Halbmond. Von grösster Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Prüfspur am Rand. Erworben für 560 Franken und 60 Rappen bei J. Dreifuss in Zürich am 08.03.1956. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1619-37, five ducats of 1632, Kremnitz mint, struck with half thaler dies. Obverse: the crowned, armored and mantled figure of the emperor stands right, holding a scepter and an orb, dividing the mintmark; reverse: crowned Madonna and Child in a glory, seated on a crescent moon. Of the highest rarity, Very Fine, Test mark on edge.)"
Hungary in 1632 was partitioned between the Austrians and the Turks and was not part of the Empire. This type was also struck in 1622. The Madonna and Child reverse is typically Hungarian.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 17.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 17.32 g.
Catalog reference: KM 102, Huszar 1158. MzA 129. Herinek 101. Fr-95.
- 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]Richter, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 107: The Hugo von Ziegler-Schindler Collection of Numismatic Rarities, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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