Regensburg (1745-65)-R 1/10 ducat Fr-2545c
This specimen was lot 3281 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,115 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS JOSEF II., 1765-1790. Goldmünzen aus der Zeit des Kaisers Josef II. 1/10 Dukat o. J. (1745-1765). Münzmeister Georg Christoph Busch. Stempelschneider vermutlich Johann Nikolaus Körnlein. GOLD. RR Vorzüglich. (city of Regensburg, undated one tenth ducat, struck in the name of Joseph II. Very rare, extremely fine.)"
We will follow Friedberg and the SCWC and file this under Francis I and not Joseph II. This is the only time this denomination was issued at this locale.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.35 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,37 g.
Catalog reference: KM 320, Beckenbauer 521 Anm.; Fr-2545c; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) -.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]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)-B klippe 1/8 ducat
- (1745-65)-RB klippe quarter ducat
- (1745-65) half ducat, Francis I/city view
- (1745-65)-B klippe half ducat
- (1745-65)-B 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