Sprinzenstein 1717 ducat
This specimen was lot 1568 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 17,000 CHF (about US$20,635 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Sprinzenstein, Grafen. Johann Ehrenreich, 1667-1729. Dukat 1717, Augsburg. Stempelschneider Philipp Heinrich Müller. Von grösster Seltenheit. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC UNC Details. Rückseite minimal gereinigt. (Austria, county of Sprinzenstein, John Frederick, 1667-1729, ducat of 1717, Augsburg mint. Of the highest rarity, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Reverse minimally cleaned.)"
The SCWC lists a thaler for 1717 from this prince but no ducat. The mint right was granted to the prince for his services to the emperor.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Holzmair 89, Pavlicek/Schön 2, Forster (see 350/351). Fr-unlisted.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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