Silesia 1646-MI ducat Fr-225

Sincona sale 38, lot 1796

This specimen was lot 1796 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$2,878 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Ferdinand III. 1637-1657 Dukat 1646. Breslau. Selten. Sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, ducat of 1646, Breslau mint. Rare. Very fine. Minor planchet defect.)"

This scarce type was struck for Silesia 1637-57.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.43 g.

Catalog reference: F.u.S. 320. Fr-225, KM 339 (listed under Silesia).

Source:

• 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.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

Links to:

• Bohemia 1638 10 ducats Fr-213
• 1639-MI ducat, Breslau mint
• 1643 10 ducats, Breslau mint
• 1646-MI half thaler, Breslau mint, Ferdinand III
• 1650-GH ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1646
• return to coins of Austria