Schwarzenberg 1693 ducat Fr-123
This specimen was lot 1560 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 19,000 CHF (about US$23,062 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Schwarzenberg, Fürstentum. Ferdinand Wilhelm Eusebius, 1683-1703. Dukat 1693, Wien. Stempelschneider Johann Michael Hofmann. Münzmeister Matthias Mittermayer. Von grösster Seltenheit. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC MS61. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit feiner Goldtönung. (Austria, principality of Schwarzenberg, Ferdinand Wilhelm Eusebius, 1683-1703, ducat of 1693, Vienna mint. Of the highest rarity, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Beautiful condition with nice gold toning.)"
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.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 10, Tannich 5. Fr-123 (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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