Transylvania 1740-NB ducat Fr-175
The first specimen was lot 6417 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,243 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Karl VI. 1711-1740. Dukat 1740, NB, Nagybánya. GOLD. R Kl. Probierspur im Rand, sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI, 1711-40, ducat of 1740, Nagybánya mint. Mount mark on edge, very fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 1584 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 1,800 CHF (about US$2,256 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Karl VI. 1711-1740. Dukat 1740 NB, Nagybanya. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. Leichte Prägeschwäche. (Holy Roman Empire, Charles VI, 1711-40, ducat of 1740, Nagybánya mint. Rare, About extremely fine, Slightly weakly struck.)"
This type was struck for Transylvania 1734-40 and is fairly expensive. Friedberg lists this under Hungary tho it is very different from the usual Hungarian design such as Fr-171.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, the first specimen 3.41 g, the second specimen 3.44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 587, Huszar 1593. Fr-175; Herinek 192.
- 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.
- Adolf Resch, Siebenburgische Münzen und Medaillen von 1538 bis Gegenwart. Hermannstadt, 1901 (reprinted in Montreal, 1965).
- [2]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
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