Silesia 1698 1/6 ducat Fr-296

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Sincona sale 77, lot 2901

This specimen was lot 2901 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,214 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. 1/6 Dukat 1698, Breslau. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich. Leicht gewellt. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, one sixth ducat of 1698, Breslau mint. Rare, Good extremely fine, Slightly wavy flan.)"

This imperial type was struck 1687-98. The Breslau mint also struck coinage for the local bishop and featured the episcopal bust.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.58 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.56 g.

Catalog reference: KM 567 (listed under Silesia), Friedensburg/Seger 622. Herinek 518. Fr-296.

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 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022..

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