View source for Regensburg (1765-90) 1/4 ducat Fr-2567

[[Image:K405-3280.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 405, lot 3280]]

This specimen was lot 3280 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$3,936 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS JOSEF II., 1765-1790. Goldmünzen aus der Zeit des Kaisers Josef II. ¼ Dukat o. J. (1765-1790), mit Titel Josefs II. Münzmeister Georg Christoph Busch. Stempelschneider vermutlich Johann Nikolaus Körnlein. GOLD. Prachtexemplar. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[German States, Regensburg|city of Regensburg]], undated quarter ducat, struck in the name of Joseph II. Cabinet example, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This is the only issue of this denomination for Joseph II.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,84 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 385, Beckenbauer 518; Fr-2567; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4873. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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, ''Katalog 405: Coins of the Bishopric and City of Regensburg - A significant special collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Regensburg 1762-ICB thaler Dav-2618|1762-ICB thaler]]
* [[Regensburg (1765-90)-ICB thaler Dav-A2629|(1765-90)-ICB thaler, eagle/city view]]
* [[Regensburg (1765-90) 1/2 ducat Fr-2566|(1765-90)-B half ducat]]
* [[Regensburg (1765-90) ducat Fr-2564|(1765-90)-ICB ducat, city view, "DVCATVS RATISBON"]]
* [[Regensburg (1765-90)-GCB ducat Fr-2565|(1765-90)-GCB ducat, city view, "SIBI CONSCIA RECTI"]]
* [[Regensburg (1765-90) 2 ducat Fr-2554|(1765-90)-B double ducat, for Joseph II]]
* [[Regensburg (1765-90) 5 ducats Fr-2562|(1765-60) 5 ducats]]
* [[Regensburg 1766 thaler Dav-2621|1766 thaler, eagle and city arms]]
* [[Regensburg 1766 thaler Dav-2622|1766 thaler, Joseph II/city view]]
* [[Regensburg 1766 10 ducats Fr-2549|1766 10 ducats, Joseph II]]
* [[Regensburg (1773-80)-ILO 6 ducats Fr-2559|(1773-80)-ILO 6 ducats, city view/eagle]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1765]]

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