Hungary 1678-KB ducat Fr-128
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This specimen was lot 42290 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $4,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. Ducat, 1678-KB. Kremnica Mint. Leopold I. NGC MS-62. Featuring a standing figure of the Holy Roman Emperor and the Madonna and Holy Infant within a radiant mandorla, this nearly-Choice specimen yields an intense array of dazzling luster along with a fairly sharp strike." This type is noted in the SCWC for 1658-1704.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-128; KM-151.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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