Hungary 1675-GC 5 ducats Fr-156
This specimen was lot 30347 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $240,000. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Sensational Mint State Leopold I 5 Ducat. Hungary: Leopold I gold 5 Ducat 1675-GC MS61 NGC, Pressburg mint. Georg Cetto as mintmaster. A piece of paramount rarity within the Leopold I series, this 5 Ducat issue is perhaps the second example to have come to market in the last two decades; we note that a similar example recently emerged in a European auction in September 2019, where it hammered for €165,000 (Auction 50, Lot 5035). As if the scarcity of this issue was not enough, the present example possesses an extraordinarily striking aesthetic--upon rotation under light, the surfaces positively gleam, each facet of the ornate design brightened by sparkles of golden brilliance. A pinnacle representative of the ubiquitous Madonna and Child design, and sure to attract much attention from collectors of Hungarian rarities. From the Paramount Collection."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 17.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 17.47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 199 (Rare), Fr-156, Horsky-Unl., Husz-1299 (R17), Unger-980, CNA-41-l-2.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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