Hungary 1736-KB ducat Fr-171
This specimen was lot 1638 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €550 (about US$766 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SAINT EMPIRE, Charles VI (1711-1740), AV ducat, 1736 KB, Kremnitz. Type hongrois. D/ L'empereur deb. à d., ten. un sceptre et un gl. cr. R/ La Madone à l'enfant sur une nuée. Traces de monture. Très Beau. (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI, 1711-40, gold ducat of 1736, Kremnitz mint, Hungarian type. Obverse: the emperor stands right, holding a scepter and an orb; reverse: Madonna and Child on a cloud. Mount mark, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1731-40 and is counted as common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 306.2, Her. 163; Huszar 1586; Fr-171.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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