Hungary 1696-NB 1/4 ducat Fr-153

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Sincona sale 38, lot 1801
Sincona sale 66, lot 1796

The first specimen was lot 1801 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Leopold I. 1657-1705 Vierteldukat 1696. Nagybanya. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, quarter ducat of 1696, Nagybánya mint. Very fine-extremely fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 1796 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,800 CHF (about US$2,370 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/4 Dukat 1696 NB, Nagybànya. Selten. Fast FDC. Leicht gewellt. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, one quarter ducat of 1696, Nagybánya mint. Rare, About uncirculated, Slightly wavy flan.)"

This product of the Nagybánya mint was struck 1684-85 and 1696. It is scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, the first specimen 0.84 g, the second specimen 0.85 g.

Catalog reference: Huszar 1340. Fr-153, KM 207.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
  • [2]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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