Hungary 1632-KB ducat Fr-98
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This specimen was lot 3820 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand II. 1592-1618-1637. Dukat 1632, KB, Kremnitz. GOLD. R Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1592-1618-1637, ducat of 1632, Kremnitz mint. Rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck for Ferdinand II 1622-37. A similar issue was emitted from Nagybanya (KM 98) for 1630-37.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.
Catalog reference: KM 78, Fr-98; Herinek 239.
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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