Transylvania (1711-40) 1/4 ducat Fr-521
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This specimen was lot 3455 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,098 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Karl VI. 1711-1740. 1/4 Dukat o. J. Siebenbürgen. GOLD. R Vorzüglich . (Austria, Charles VI, 1711-40, undated quarter ducat from Transylvania. Scarce, extremely fine.)"
This, along with Fr-522, is the only quarter ducat issued in Transylvania for Karl VI. It is priced lower than Fr-522; we don't know whether that is because it is more common or because of its conventional design.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.89 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-521; Herinek 257, KM 547.
- 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.
- Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
Link to:
- Transylvania (1711-40) 1/4 ducat Fr-522
- Coins and currency dated 1711
- return to coinage of Transylvania