View source for Austria 1676-IAN 2 ducats Fr-320

[[Image:K400-00350.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 400, lot 350]]

This specimen was lot 350 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$10,379 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''[[Austria|RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH]], Leopold I. 1657-1705. 2 Dukaten 1676, IAN, Graz. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit Lorbeerkranz, umgelegtem Mantel und der Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies//Gekröntes, mehrfeldiges Wappen, umher die Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies. GOLD. RR Feine Goldpatina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion H. D. Rauch 105, Wien 2017, Nr. 1637.'' (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, double ducat of 1676, Graz mint. Obverse: armored, mantled and laureate bust right with order chain; reverse: crowned manifold arms, order chain around. Very rare, fine gold patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed for 1672-87.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:'' 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.90 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 1276, Fr-320; Herinek 186. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Austria 1656 2 ducats Fr-231|1656 double ducat, Vienna mint]]
* [[Austria 1675-IAN 2 thaler Dav-A3232|1675-IAN double thaler, Graz mint]]
* [[Austria 1676 3 kreuzer KM-1245|1676 3 kreuzer, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria 1676-IAN thaler Dav-3232|1676-IAN thaler, Graz mint]]
* [[Silesia 1676-SHS 1/2 ducat Fr-284|1676 half ducat, Breslau mint]]
* [[Austria 1676-IAN 5 ducats Fr-314|1676-IAN 5 ducats, Graz mint]]
* [[Austria 1676-IAN 10 ducats Fr-308a|1676-IAN 10 ducats, Graz mint]]
* [[Austria 1678-IAN 2 thaler Dav-A3232|1678-IAN double thaler, Graz mint]]
* [[Austria 1678-IAN 2 ducats Fr-320|1678-IAN double ducat, Graz mint]]
* [[Austria 1678-IAN 25 ducats Fr-307|1678-IAN 25 ducats, Graz mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1676]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 400]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]