Regensburg (1784-90)-GCB 22 ducats Fr-2549a

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Sincona sale 94, lot 1675

This specimen was lot 1675 in Sincona sale 94 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 260,000 CHF (about US$360,360 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Regensburg, Stadt. 22 Dukaten o. J. (nach 1784), Regensburg. Mit dem Titel von Joseph II. Stempelschneider Johann Nikolaus Körnlein. Münzmeister Georg Christoph Busch. NON DORMIT CVSTOS Stadtansicht von Nordosten mit der Steinernen Brücke und Flussufer, im Mittelpunkt der Dom (die Türen auf der falschen Seite), am Flussufer angelegte Schiffe und mehrere Bäume, im Fluss ein Schiff mit zwei Männer, sowie ein nach links gerichteter Pfeil, auf dem Ufer die Stempelschneidersignatur K, im Abschnitt RATISBONA. / G.C.B. Rv. IOSEPHVS II.D.G. - ROM.IMP.SEMP.AVG. Gekrönter Doppeladler mit den Reichsinsignien in den Fängen und gekröntes Wappen Habsburg/Lothringen auf der Brust. Von grösster Seltenheit. Einziges bekanntes Exemplar. Rand bearbeitet. Exemplar der Auktion UBS 60, Zürich, September 2004, Los 78. Exemplar der Auktion Spink/Taisei 11, Zürich, Oktober 1983, Los 311. (Germany, city of Regensburg, undated 22 ducats, after 1784, struck in the name of Joseph II, dies by John Nicholas Kornlein, mintmaster George hristopher Busch. Obverse: city view from the northeast with the Stone Bridge and river bank, in the center the cathedral (the doors on the wrong side), ships moored on the river bank and several trees, in the river a ship with two men, as well as an arrow pointing to the left, on the bank the die cutter's initial K, in the cartouche RATISBONA; reverse: crowned double headed eagle with the crowned arms of Austria and Lorraine on its breast and a sword and orb in its claws. Of the highest rarity. The only known specimen. NGC UNC Details, Tooling on edge.)"

On the occasion of the coronation of Joseph II as emperor, the city struck a long series of gold coins ranging from 22 ducats down to one quarter ducat (Fr-2549a to -2567). All of the imperial free cities were wiped away in the Napoleonic period except for Hamburg, Lubeck and Bremen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 76.78 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 76.68 g.

Catalog reference: KM A403, Beckenbauer Nachtrag S. 7. Fr-2549a.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 94: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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