Hungary 1735-NB 1/4 ducat Fr-174
This specimen was lot 1824 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,843 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Karl VI. 1711-1740. 1/4 Dukat 1735 NB, Nagybànya. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. FDC. Prachtexemplar. Winziger Schrötlingsriss. (Austria, Charles VI, 1711-40, quarter ducat of 1735, Nagybànya mint. Rare in this condition, Uncirculated, Cabinet piece, Tiny flan crack.)"
This type was struck 1730, 1732, 1735, 1737 and 1740 for circulation in Hungary and Transylvania. It is noted as slightly scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.88 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.86 g.
Catalog reference: KM 311, Huszar 1595. Herinek 252. Fr-174.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
Link to:
- 1728 sixth ducat, Nagybánya mint
- Austria 1729 1/8 ducat Fr-389, Graz mint
- 1732 quarter ducat, Nagybánya mint
- Austria 1732 1/2 ducat Fr-382, Vienna mint
- Hungary 1735-NB 1/4 thaler, Nagybánya mint
- 1735-KB ducat
- 1739 sixth ducat, Nagybánya mint
- 1740 quarter ducat, Nagybánya mint
- Austria 1740 1/2 ducat Fr-382, Vienna mint
- Coins and currency dated 1735