Parma 1602 ongaro Fr-901

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Sincona sale 66, lot 1585

This specimen was lot 1585 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 575 CHF (about US$757 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ITALY | Parma. Ranuccio Farnese I. 1592-1622. Ongaro (nach ungarischem Vorbild) 1602. Sehr schön. Leicht gewellt. (duchy of Parma, Ranuccio Farnese I, 1592-1622, gold ducat in the Hungarian style, 1602. Very fine, Slightly wavy flan.)"

This type was struck 1602-03 and is rare. Ironically, tho the ducat is an Italian coin, so many goldgulden were coming out of Hungary in the fifteenth century that the coin acquired the nickname "ongaro".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.

Catalog reference: MIR 981/1. Fr-901.

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.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

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