View source for Transylvania 1772-HG 1/4 ducat Fr-547

[[Image:S66-01854.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 66, lot 1854]]

This specimen was lot 1854 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,053 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Joseph II. 1765-1790. 1/4 Dukat 1772 GA, Karlsburg. Münzmeister Anton Joseph Hammerschmidt, Wardein Alexander de Gogia. Selten. Vorzüglich. Feine Kratzer auf der Vorderseite.'' ([[Austria]], Joseph II, 1765-90, quarter ducat of 1772, Karlsburg mint. Rare, Extremely fine, Minor hairlines on obverse.)"</blockquote> The Karlsburg mint issued a whole series of fractional ducats, including, one eighth, quarter and half ducats. This type was struck 1768, 1772, 1776, 1778, 1780. Unlike the Empire, where Maria Theresia had to rule thru her husband Franz (and later her son Joseph), she was queen of [[Hungary]] and [[Transylvania]] outright. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.

''Specification:'' 0.88 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen 0.85 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 649, Huszar 973. Herinek 311. Fr-547. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* 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>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Transylvania 1768-HG 1/4 ducat Fr-547|1768-HG quarter ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
* [[Transylvania 1771-HG ducat Fr-544|1771 ducat, Karlsburg mint, Maria Theresia]]
* [[Transylvania 1773-HG ducat Fr-544|1773 ducat, Karlsburg mint, Maria Theresia]]
* [[Transylvania 1773-HG 2 ducat Fr-541|1773-HG double ducat]]
* [[Transylvania 1777-G BV 1/4 ducat Fr-194|1777-G quarter ducat, Nagybánya mint]]
* [[Transylvania 1778-HS 1/8 ducat Fr-548|1778-HS eighth ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
* [[Transylvania 1778-HS 2 ducat Fr-541|1778-HS double ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
* [[Transylvania 1780-HG 1/4 ducat Fr-547|1780-HG quarter ducat, Karlsburg mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1772]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 65, 66, 67, 68]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]