Hungary 1689-KB ducat Fr-128
This specimen was lot 32096 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $6,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. Ducat, 1689-KB. Kremnica Mint. Leopold I. NGC MS-63. Surpassed in the NGC census by just three examples, this exceptionally Choice hammered issue presents a charming strike with great, glistening brilliance. From the Robert D. Reed Collection." The obverse legend, "LEOPOLD · D · G · R · I · S · A · G · H · B · REX", expands into "Leopoldus Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Bohemiae Hungariae Rex," which translates to, "Leopold, by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Ever August, King of Germany, Bohemia and Hungary." Struck 1658-1704, this is one of the common ducats of the seventeenth century. It was during this period that the Turks were expelled from Hungary by the Hapsburgs.
Recorded mintage: 55,000.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-128; KM-151; Herinek-355; Unger-II, 992A.
- 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, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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