Regensburg (1745-65)-B 1/2 ducat Fr-2539a
This specimen was lot 3236 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €6,500 (about US$8,529 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS FRANZ I., 1745-1765. Goldmünzen aus der Zeit des Kaisers Franz I. ½ Dukat o. J. (1745-1765), mit Titel von Franz I. Münzmeister Johann Christoph Busch. Stempelschneider Johann Leonhard Oexlein. GOLD. RR Leicht gewellt, winz. Kratzer im Feld der Rückseite, kl. Randfehler, vorzüglich. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 62 (6645572-003). (city of Regensburg, undated half ducat, struck in the name of Francis I. Very rare, slightly wavy, some hairlines in the reverse fields, extremely fine, graded NGC MS-62.)"
This half ducat differs from the similar Fr-2535c in the reverse legend; this one states, "PROSPICIENTE DEO", while Fr-2535c has, "MON·REIP·RATISBON·".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1,73 g.
Catalog reference: KM 302, Beckenbauer 507; Fr-2539a; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4805.
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- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 405: Coins of the Bishopric and City of Regensburg - A significant special collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
Link to:
- (1745-50)-ICB 15 kreuzer (1/8 thaler), Francis I/city view
- (1745-53)-ICB quarter thaler, Francis I/city arms
- (1745-53)-ILO quarter thaler, Francis I/city view
- (1745-53)-ICB half thaler, Francis I/city arms
- (1745-53)-B half thaler, Francis I/city view
- (1745-53)-ICB thaler, Francis I/city view with eagle
- (1745-53)-CDO thaler, Francis I/city view
- (1745-53)-CDO double thaler, Francis I/city view
- (1745-65)-B double thaler, Francis I/city view
- (1745-65)-R 1/10 ducat
- (1745-65)-B klippe 1/8 ducat
- (1745-50)-ILO quarter ducat, Francis I/city view
- (1745-65)-B klippe half ducat
- (1745-65)-RB klippe quarter ducat
- (1745-65) half ducat, Francis I/city view
- (1745-50)-RB klippe half ducat, eagle/city arms
- (1745-65)-ICB ducat, Francis I/city view
- (1745-65)-B ducat, Francis I/city view
- (1745-50)-ICB ducat
- (1745-50)-B double ducat, for Francis I
- (1745-50)-B triple ducat, Francis I
- Coins and currency dated 1745