Hungary 1692-KB 1/4 ducat Fr-129
This specimen was lot 1791 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 8,500 CHF (about US$11,190 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/4 Dukat 1692 KB, Kremnitz. Goldabschlag vom Denar. Äusserst selten. Fast FDC. Leicht gewellt. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, one quarter ducat of 1692, Kremnitz mint, struck using denar dies. Extremely rare, About uncirculated, Slightly wavy flan.)"
This type is not listed in the SCWC. Hungary in the 1680's was in the process of being "liberated" from the Turks by the Austrians.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.87 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.87 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Huszar 1348. Herinek 2208. Fr-129.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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