View source for Regensburg 1665-HF ducat Fr-2483

[[Image:JE163-1573o.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 1573]]
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This specimen was lot 1573 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$4,158 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> 
noted, <blockquote>"''ALLEMAGNE, RATISBONNE (REGENSBURG), Ville impériale, AV ducat, 1665 (sur 1663). Au nom de Léopold Ier. D/ Cartouche orné aux armes de la ville. R/ Aigle impériale éployée.'' ([[Germany]], city of [[German States, Regensburg|Regensburg]], gold ducat of 1665/3, struck in the name of Leopold I. Obverse: ornate cartouche with the arms of the city; reverse: imperial eagle displayed. about Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1659-68, 1672, 1680 and 1696 and is expensive. The cataloguers state that this specimen is a 1665/3 but our impression is that it is 1665/4.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,49 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 160, Beckenbauer 432; Plato -; Slg. Bach -; Fr-2483.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 163'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Regensburg 1653 ducat Fr-2472|1653 ducat, on the coronation of Ferdinand IV as king of Bohemia]]
* [[Regensburg 1664-HF 1/9 thaler|1664-HF 1/9 thaler]]
* [[Regensburg 1664-HF 1/6 thaler|1664-HF 1/6 thaler]]
* [[Regensburg 1664-HF 4 ducats Fr-2479|1664-HF quadruple ducat]]
* [[Regensburg 1665-HF 1/2 thaler|1665-HF half thaler]]
* [[Regensburg 1665-HF thaler Dav-5770|1665-HF thaler]]
* [[Regensburg 1666-HF thaler Dav-5770|1666-HF thaler]]
* [[Regensburg 1668-HF ducat Fr-2483|1668-HF ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1665]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 163]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]