Hungary 1704-KB ducat Fr-128

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Sincona sale 100, lot 1093

This specimen was lot 1093 in Sincona Auction 100 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 9,000 CHF (about US$13,565 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Leopold I. 1657-1705. Dukat 1704 KB, Kremnitz. .LEOPOLD.D.G.R.-I-S.A.C.H.B.REX. Stehender Kaiser nach rechts zwischen K-B Rv. .AR.AV.DV.BV.M. - MO.CO.TY.1704. Madonna in Strahlenkranz. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Das durch NGC zweithöchstbewertete Exemplar. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1704, Kremnitz mint. Obverse: standing emperor right, dividing the mintmark; reverse: the Madonna in a glory. Very rare in this condition. NGC MS63, Cabinet piece, Second finest certified by NGC.)"

This type was struck 1658-1704 and is generally accounted to be common. However, the period 1704-11 marked the Malcontents rebellion, a failed attempt to expel the Hapsburgs from Hungary. The Malcontents also struck ducats at Kremnitz in 1704 (KM 266).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 151, Huszar 1322, Herinek 370, Fr-128.

Source:

  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 100: SINCONA Jubilee Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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