View source for Hungary 1674-KB 5 ducats Fr-125

[[Image:H3096-30346o.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3096, lot 30346]]
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This specimen was lot 30346 in Heritage auction 3096 (Dallas, TX, March 2021), where it sold for $72,000. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"Shimmering and Alluringly Toned Multiple Ducat. [[Hungary]]: Leopold I gold 5 Ducat 1674-KB AU50 NGC, Kremnitz mint. A fantastic representation of this fleeting 17th-century multiple ducat maintaining stark luminosity and scintillating brilliance despite a modest period spent in circulation. The surfaces, warmed by a soft red-champagne tone, carry light across the open expanses and protected peripheries alike, conveying much of the appeal of Mint State condition while also indicating a likely storied use in contemporary exchange. Connoisseurs of the Hungarian gold series will almost certainly be familiar with the gold ducats of Leopold, standing cloaked and armored with regalia in hand, but collectors accustomed to that visual and tactile experience cannot help but be awed by the larger format of the series' multiples, which, in relative terms, rank few and far between. It is just such an example that we present in this lot, and we don't doubt that bidders will find this particular offering as visually inspiring as we do. From the Paramount Collection."</blockquote> This type was also struck 1669.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 17.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 17.18 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 182, Fr-125, Horsky-Unl., Husz-1288, Unger-972. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3096, featuring the Paramount Collection of World & Ancient Coins,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Hungary 1669-KB 5 ducats Fr-125|1669-KB 5 ducats]]
* [[Hungary 1674-KB 15 krajczar|1674-KB 15 krajczar]]
* [[Hungary 1675-GC 15 krajczar|1675-GC 15 krajczar, Pressburg mint]]
* [[Hungary 1675-GC 5 ducats Fr-156|1675-GC 5 ducats, Pressburg mint]]
* [[Hungary 1675-KB 10 ducats Fr-122|1675-KB 10 ducats]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1674]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3096]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]