Hungary 1694-KB ducat Fr-128
This specimen was lot 4097 in Goldberg sale 41 (Beverly Hills, May 2007), where it sold for $1,495. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hungary. Ducat, 1694. Kremnitz mint. Leopold I, 1658-1705. Ruler standing in armored robe, crowned with orb in left hand and scepter in right, K-B in fields, figure breaks inner circle at top and bottom. Leg: *LEOPOLD:D:G:R:I.SA:GHB.REX. Reverse: Crowned madonna and child in 'flames'. Leg: AR:AV:DV:BV:M (shield) MO:CO:TY.1694. NGC graded MS-63. The madonna and child motif is not unique to Hungary. Bavaria utilized it as well." 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: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 grams, 22.9 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-128; KM-151.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 41: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2007.
- 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.
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