Silesia 1676-SHS ducat Fr-277

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Sincona sale 77, lot 2898
Künker Auction 439, lot 2275

The first specimen was lot 2898 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 3,700 CHF (about US$4,491 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. Dukat 1676 SHS, Breslau. Sehr selten. PCGS AU Details. Kratzer auf dem Avers. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1676, Breslau mint. Very rare, Scratches on obverse.)"

The second specimen was lot 2275 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I., 1657-1705. Dukat 1676 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1675 geändert) SHS, Breslau. Wardein Salomon Hammerschmidt. GOLD. RR Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Erworben in den 1960er Jahren im Münzhandel. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1676, Breslau mint, 1676/5 overdate. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This imperial type was struck 1669-82. The Breslau mint also struck coinage for the local bishop and featured the episcopal bust.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, the second specimen 3,40 g.

Catalog reference: KM 492 (listed under Silesia), Herinek 297, F. u. S. 493; 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • 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 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022..
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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