Silesia 1676-SHS 1/2 ducat Fr-284

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Sincona sale 66, lot 1780

This specimen was lot 1780 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 4,750 CHF (about US$6,253 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/2 Dukat 1676 SHS, Breslau. Stempel von Georg Franz Hoffmann, Wardein Salomon Hammerschmidt. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich-FDC. Winziger Randfehler. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, one half ducat of 1676, Breslau mint. Very rare date, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Tiny edge flaw.)"

The Bishopric of Breslau was an ecclesiastical state in Silesia and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client from 1526 until its conquest by Frederick the Great in 1741. Breslau issued a long series of ducats and multiple ducats, all rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.71 g.

Catalog reference: KM 486 (listed under Silesia), Friedensburg/Seger 494. Herinek 434. Fr-284.

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 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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