View source for Papal States (1431-47) ducat Fr-3a

[[Image:Papal St Fr 3a obv Tom F.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection]]
[[Image:Papal St Fr 3a rev Tom F.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:K403-1268.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 403, lot 1268]]

Eugene IV was the second pope to strike gold coins with his own name. This ducat is the commoner of two types for the reign. In the other ([[Papal States (1431-47) ducat Fr-3|Fr-3]]), St. Peter is not surrounded by a quatrefoil. The second specimen was lot 1268 in Künker sale 403 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €3,400 (about US$4,461 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''PAPST EUGEN IV., 1431-1447. Die Münzstätte Rom. Ducato papale o. J., Rom. Ohne Münzzeichen. Der Vierpaß auf Vorder- und Rückseite mit Perlenkreis geschmückt und der Heilige schaut nach l. GOLD. R Leicht korrodiert, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Vatican|Papal States]], Eugene IV, 1431-47, undated papal ducat, Rome mint, without mintmark. The obverse and reverse quadrilobes are decorated with circles of pearls and the saint looks to the left. Rare, light corrosion, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote>

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-3a, [[On the coinage of the Papal States|Ber-300]]. The second specimen is Berman 301 var.; Toffanin 304 var. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Berman, Allen G., ''Papal Coins,'' South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
* Francesco Muntoni, ''Le Monete del Papi e Degli Stati Pontifici'', 4 vols. Rome: P & P Santamaria, 1973.
* 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 403: Coins and Medals of the Popes - The significant collection of a southwest German entrepreneur,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Avignon (1417-31) florin Fr-36]]
* [[Papal States (1431-47) grosso Ber-303|(1431-47) grosso, Eugene IV, pope enthroned/crossed keys]]
* [[Papal States (1431-47) grosso Ber-306|(1431-47) grosso, Eugene IV, arms/SS. Peter and Paul]]
* [[Papal States (1431-47) ducat Fr-2]] Senate of Rome
* [[Papal States (1431-47) ducat Fr-3|(1431-47) ducat, Eugene IV, no quadrilobe]]
* [[Papal States (1447-55) ducat Fr-6]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1431]]
* return to coins of [[Vatican|the Papal States]]

[[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection]][[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]]