View source for Passau 1674 1/6 ducat Fr-2067

[[Image:K424-0636.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 424, lot 636]]

This specimen was lot 636 in Künker Auction 424 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,248 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · PASSAU, BISTUM Sebastian von Pötting, 1673-1689. 1/6 Dukat 1674, Passau. Brustbild r. in geistlichem Ornat//Fünffeldiges Wappen (Passauer Wolf / Vierfeldiges Familienwappen) mit Mitra, Kreuz und Krone, dahinter Krummstab und Schwert gekreuzt. GOLD. Von allergrößter Seltenheit. Stempelfehler auf der Vorderseite, vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Passau|bishopric of Passau]], Sebastian von Pötting, 1673-89, one sixth ducat of 1674, Passau mint. Obverse: bust right in bishop's robes; reverse: five fold arms of Passau and the bishop's family with miter, cross and crown, crossed crozier and sword behind. Extremely rare, die defect on the obverse, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This is the only issue of this denomination from this state. A quarter ducat (Fr-2066) was also struck in 1674, along with some minors ([[Passau 1674 kreuzer|KM 5]], [[Passau 1674 2 kreuzer|KM 7]], KM 9). The bishopric of Passau was annexed to Bavaria in 1803 and 1805.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': 0.58 g, 0.986 fine gold. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 11, Fr-2067; Kellner 112. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 424: Münster, Osnabrück, and the Peace of Westphalia | The Fuggers, Leuchtenberg, and Passau | The Collection of a German Manufacturer and History Enthusiast, Part 3, e.g.,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

''Links:''
* [[Passau 1574 30 kreuzer|1574 30 kreuzer (half guldiner)]]
* [[Passau 1674 kreuzer|1674 kreuzer]]
* [[Passau 1674 2 kreuzer|1674 2 kreuzer (half batzen)]]
* [[Passau 1682 3 kreuzer|1682 3 kreuzer (groschen)]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1674]]

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