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[[Image:Austria 1647 5 ducats Sincona 11-2343.jpg|600px|thumb|Sincona sale 11, lot 2343]]

This specimen was lot 2343 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR/ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. 5 Dukaten 1647, Prag. FERDIN: III . D: G: R: IMPERATOR . S . A: Belorbeertes Brustbild nach rechts. Rv. GERM: HVNG: BOHEM - IÆ . REX . ANNO . 1647 Gekrönter, nimbierter Doppeladler mit gekröntem Wappen auf der Brust ( in der Umschrift das Zeichen des Münzmeisters Jakob W. Wolker). Äusserst selten. Winz. Rdf. Fast vorzüglich. Slg. Dietiker, Auktion AMS 1, 20. September 2004, Stuttgart, Lot 421.'' ([[Austria]], Ferdinand III, 1637-57, five ducats of 1647, Prague mint. Obverse: laureate bust to right; reverse: crowned, nimbate double headed eagle with crowned arms on the breast. Extremely rare, a few rim bumps, nice extremely fine, from the Dietiker collection sold in Stuttgart, September 2004, lot 421.)"</blockquote> This rare type is listed in the SCWC under [[Bohemia]] for 1641-55. It was formerly listed by Friedberg under Austria.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 17.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 17.25 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Dietiker 832 (this Ex.), Herinek 92, Fr-46i (formerly Fr-219), KM 459 (formerly KM 1421). 

''[[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>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013. 

''Links to:''
* [[Austria 1644 thaler Dav-3189|1644 thaler, Graz mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1644 10 ducats Fr-213|1644 10 ducats]]
* [[Austria (1646) ducat Fr-248|(1646) ducat, Hall mint, archduke Ferdinand Charles]]
* [[Austria (1646) 5 ducats Fr-249|(1646) 5 ducats, coronation of archduke Ferdinand Charles]]
* [[Bohemia 1646 ducat Fr-46k|1646 ducat, Prague mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1646 10 ducats Fr-46e|1646 10 ducats, Prague mint]]
* [[Austria 1647 3 kreuzer KM-833|1647 3 kreuzer, Graz mint]]
* [[Austria 1647 2 ducats Fr-233|1647 double ducat, Graz mint]]
* [[Austria 1648 2 ducats Fr-231|1648 double ducat, Vienna mint]]
* [[Austria 1648 5 ducats Fr-216|1648 5 ducats, Vienna mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1647]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 10, 11]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]]