Silesia 1706 1/12 ducat Fr-349
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This specimen was lot 3242 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 3,000 CHF (about US$4,522 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Joseph I. 1705-1711. 1/12 Dukat 1706, Breslau. Selten. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph I, one twelfth ducat of 1706, Breslau mint. Rare. NGC MS64.)"
The mint at Breslau struck coins for the local bishop and for the emperor, as here. The imperial coinage is listed under Silesia, which province was seized by Frederick the Great in 1741.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.29 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, F.u.S. 771, Herinek 111, Fr-349.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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