Hungary 1707-KB ducat Fr-160

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Heritage sale 3029, lot 30163
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 30163 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $25,850. The catalog description[1] noted, "Very Rare and Historical Issue Franz II Rakoczi gold Ducat 1707-KB, Revolt of the Malcontents, AU55 NGC. Obv. Crowned arms. Rev. Madonna and Child with date. Well-struck with traces of luster remaining. A very rare issue. Issued by Franz II during his campaign against the Habsburgs. Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." This type is noted in the SCWC for 1704-07.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 grams, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 266, Fr-160, Huszar-1521.

Source:

  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
  • 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.

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