Hungary 1704-KB ducat Fr-160
This specimen was lot 1188 in Sincona Auction 107 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 17,000 CHF (about US$24,766 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Die Malkontenten in Siebenbürgen. Aufstand unter Franz Rakoczy, 1703-1711. Dukat 1704 KB, Kremnitz. MON NOV - AVR R HVNG Gekrönte gespaltener Schild mit den Wappen von Ungarn und Neuungarn auf einer mit Blumen verzierten Kartusche. Rv. PATRONA - HVNG 1704 Madonna mit Kind thront von vorn auf Mondsichel und Wolke zwischen dem Münzzeichen. Sehr selten. Fast FDC. Prachtexemplar. (Holy Roman Empire, Francis Rakoczy, leader of the Malcontents, 1703-11, ducat of 1704, Kremnitz mint. Obverse: crowned arms of Hungary and New Hungary, garland around; reverse: enthroned Madonna and Child on a crescent moon, dividing the mintmark. Very rare, About Mint State, Cabinet piece.)"
This type is noted in the SCWC for 1704-07. Altho the rebellion failed almost immediately in its objective of expelling the Hapsburgs, it dragged on until Charles VI granted an amnesty in 1711.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.
Catalog reference: Huszar 1521. Herinek 1. Fr-160, KM 266.
- 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, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 107: The Hugo von Ziegler-Schindler Collection of Numismatic Rarities, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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