Silesia 1674-SHS ducat Fr-277

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Sincona sale 76, lot 1424

This specimen was lot 1424 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 13,000 CHF (about US$15,780 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. Dukat 1674, Breslau. Mit der Signatur SHS (Samuel Hammerschmidt, Wardein in Breslau, 1664-1691). Äusserst selten. Fast FDC. NGC MS64. Prachtexemplar. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1674, Breslau mint. Extremely rare, About uncirculated, Cabinet piece.)"

This type was struck at Breslau, then under Austrian rule, 1669-91. The bishop of Breslau also issued his own coins.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 497 (listed under Silesia), F.u.S. 487. Herinek 295. Fr-277.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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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