Hungary 1638-NB ducat Fr-116
This specimen was lot 5992 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €4,600 (about US$5,944 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand III. 1625-1637-1657. Dukat 1638, NB, Nagybánya. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Kl. Randfehler, sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, ducat of 1638, Nagybánya mint. Extremely rare, minor edge flaws, very fine.)"
This scarce type is traditionally filed under Hungary as it bears the portrait of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary, but it was actually struck in Transylvania. In 1638, both lands were still dominated by the Turks.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 115, Fr-116; Herinek 292.
- 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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