Passau 1716 ducat Fr-2071
This specimen was lot 3066 in Sincona Auction 109 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 15,000 CHF (about US$21,852 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Passau. Raymund Ferdinand von Rabatta, 1713-1722. Dukat 1716, Augsburg (?). RAYMVND FERD D G EPISC PASSAV Brustbild nach rechts mit grosser Perücke. Rv. SAC ROM IMP PRINC EX COMITIBVS DE RABATTA Gekrönter ovaler Wappenschild mit mitriertem doppeltem Mittelschild auf einer Volutenkartusche, mit Krummstab und Schwert besteckt, oben Kreuz zwischen der Jahreszahl. Von grösster Seltenheit. Vermutlich einziges bekanntes Exemplar im Handel. Vorzüglich. (Germany, bishopric of Passau, Raymond Ferdinand of Rabatta, 1713-22, ducat of 1716, perhaps Augsburg mint. Obverse: peruked bust right; reverse: crowned oval arms with mitered escutcheon, sword and crozier behind, with a cross dividing the date. Of the highest rarity. Probably the only known specimen in private hands, Extremely Fine.)"
This example realized five times the catalog value. The bishopric of Passau was annexed to Bavaria in 1803 and 1805.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: KM 67, Kellner 155. Fr-2071.
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- [1]Richter, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 109: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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