Hungary 1702-NB 5 ducats Fr-134
This specimen was lot 30455 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $10,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. 5 Ducats, 1702-ICB NB. Nagybanya (Baia Mare) Mint. Leopold I. NGC AU Details--Holed, Scratched. A VERY RARE and immensely impressive multiple Ducat issue struck from Taler dies, this type was often highly prized on account of its sized and, as such, utilized as a rather exceptional piece of jewelry. Not surprisingly, most of the examples encountered generally exhibit some form of damage as a result of their time in jewelry. Here, that damage presents itself in the form of a hole at the top for suspension. Additionally, there are some light scratches in the obverse field, though both of these aspects can be easily overlooked as they are quite de rigueur for this mostly unobtainable type. From the Augustana Collection." The SCWC lists this rare type for 1703 only.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 17.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 16.96 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-134; KM-A257; Huszar-1294.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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