View source for Austria 1733 1/4 ducat Fr-384

[[Image:K439-2291.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 439, lot 2291]]

This specimen was lot 2291 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,201 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Karl VI., 1711-1740. 1/4 Dukat 1733, Wien. GOLD. R Vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. Exemplar der Auktion Münzen und Medaillen AG 15, Basel 1955, Nr. 543.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Charles VI, 1711-40, quarter ducat of 1733, Vienna mint. Rare, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This product of the Vienna mint was struck only in 1733.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specification'': 0.85-0.87 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,86 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 1653, Fr-384; Herinek 232.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

''Links:''
* [[Hungary 1732-NB 1/4 ducat Fr-174|1732 quarter ducat, Nagybánya mint]]
* [[Austria 1732 1/2 ducat Fr-382|1732 half ducat, Vienna mint]]
* [[Austria 1732 2 ducats Fr-373|1732 double ducat, Graz mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1733 6 kreuzer|1733 6 kreuzer, Prague mint]]
* [[Austria 1733-Hall 1/2 thaler|1733 half thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria 1733 thaler Dav-1055|1733 thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1734 1/4 ducat Fr-387|1734 quarter ducat, Prague mint]]
* [[Austria 1734 ducat Fr-378|1734 ducat, Hall mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1733]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]]