Silesia 1638-MI ducat Fr-225

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1390

This specimen was lot 1390 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €10,000 (about US$14,160 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand III., 1625-1637-1657. Dukat 1638 MI, Breslau. GOLD. Leicht gewellt, vorzüglich +. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, ducat of 1638, Breslau mint. Slightly wavy, extremely fine or better.)"

This type is listed for 1637-57 and is fairly reasonable for a ducat from the seventeenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 339, Fr-225; F. u. S. 275.

Sources:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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