Regensburg (1765-90)-GCB ducat Fr-2565

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Künker sale 405, lot 3276

This specimen was lot 3276 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €14,000 (about US$18,370 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. Dukat o. J. (1765-1790), mit Titel Josefs II. Münzmeister Georg Christoph Busch. Stempelschneider Johann Nikolaus Körnlein. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 62 (6643582-012). GOLD. RR Attraktives Exemplar, vorzüglich +. (city of Regensburg, undated ducat, struck in the name of Joseph II. Graded NGC MS-62, very rare, attractive example, extremely fine or better.)"

The SCWC notes three undated ducats for Joseph II: KM 387/Fr-2565 ("SIBI CONSCIA RECTI", shown here), KM 388/Fr-2564 ("DVCATVS RATISBON"), KM 389/Fr-2554a (eagle reverse).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 387, Beckenbauer 454 (this example); Fr-2565; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4865.

Source:

  • 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.

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