Transylvania (1711-40) 1/4 ducat Fr-522
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This specimen was lot 31082 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $2,115. The catalog description[1] noted, "Karl III gold 1/4 Ducat ND (1711-40) Karlsburg mint, MS62 NGC. A beautiful gold fraction featuring a fanciful depiction of the globe within a circle of clouds. The fields are flashy and the devices well struck. There are some tiny deposits in the reverse legend and at the tip of the eagle's wing on the obverse." This tiny quarter ducat, being undated, can only be dated to Karl VI's reign. It is somewhat common but priced higher than the other quarter ducat of Karl VI, Fr-521.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.87 g, 0.986 fine gold, .027 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 548, Fr-522.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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