Hungary 1703-KB ducat Fr-128

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1397

This specimen was lot 1397 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €480 (about US$680 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I., 1657-1705. Dukat 1703 KB, Kremnitz. GOLD. Henkelspur, sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1703, Kremnitz mint. Mount mark, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1658-1704. The last years of the reign of Leopold I and the first years of Joseph I saw the Rakoczi rebellion which nearly toppled Hapsburg rule.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,33 g.

Catalog reference: KM 151, Fr-128; Herinek 369.

Sources:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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