Transylvania 1749 1/4 ducat Fr-547
The first specimen was lot 12296 in Ponterio sale 169 (Baltimore, November 2012), where it sold for $646. The catalog description[1] noted, "TRANSYLVANIA. 1/4 Ducat, 1749. NGC AU-58. Maria Theresa & Francis I (1745-65). Demarete Collection." The second specimen was lot 990 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$774 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 1/4 Dukat 1749, Karlsburg. Vorzüglich-FDC. (kingdom of Hungary, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, quarter ducat of 1749, Karlsburg mint. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"
This type was issued the one year only. The next quarter ducat, dated 1768, used an older bust of the empress. Half ducats, ducats and double ducats were also minted in Transylvania in the 1740's.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: .875 g, 0.986 fine gold, the second specimen 0.85 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-547; Huszar 971. Herinek 303, KM-618; Resch-27.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 169: The November 2012 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers, LLC, 2012.
- [2]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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- 1739-NB 1/6 ducat
- 1747 ducat
- 1777 ducat
- Coins and currency dated 1749
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