Schwarzenberg 1682 ducat Fr-121
This specimen was lot 1561 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 17,000 CHF (about US$20,635 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Schwarzenberg, Fürstentum. Johann Adolf, 1641-1683. Dukat 1682, Wien. Stempelschneider Johann Michael Hofmann. Münzmeister Hans Conrad Richthausen. Sehr selten. Fast FDC. NGC MS63+. (Austria, principality of Schwarzenberg, John Adolf, 1641-83, ducat of 1682, Vienna mint. Very rare, About uncirculated.)"
This ducat was struck in Vienna for the count of Schwarzenberg, distinguished more as a soldier in the Austrian service than as a sovereign prince. It was accompanied by a thaler (Dav-7699).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 7, Tannich 1. Fr-121 (listed under Bohemia).
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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