Transylvania 1768-HG 1/4 ducat Fr-547
This specimen was lot 1853 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,843 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Joseph II. 1765-1790. 1/4 Dukat 1768 GA, Karlsburg. Münzmeister Anton Joseph Hammerschmidt, Wardein Alexander de Gogia. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich. (Austria, Joseph II, 1765-90, rare, Good extremely fine.)"
The Karlsburg mint issued a whole series of fractional ducats, including, one eighth, quarter and half ducats. This type was struck 1768, 1772, 1776, 1778, 1780. Unlike the Empire, where Maria Theresia had to rule thru her husband Franz (and later her son Joseph), she was queen of Hungary and Transylvania outright.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 0.88 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen 0.86 g.
Catalog reference: KM 649, Huszar 973. Herinek 309. Fr-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.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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