Silesia 1676-SHS ducat Fr-277

Sincona sale 77, lot 2898

This specimen was lot 2898 in Sincona sale 77 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 3,700 CHF (about US$4,491 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. Dukat 1676 SHS, Breslau. Sehr selten. PCGS AU Details. Kratzer auf dem Avers. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1676, Breslau mint. Very rare, Scratches on obverse.)"

This imperial type was struck 1669-82. The Breslau mint also struck coinage for the local bishop and featured the episcopal bust.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 492 (listed under Silesia), Herinek 297, Fr-277.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022..

Link to:

• 1674-SHS ducat, Breslau mint
• 1676 half ducat, Breslau mint
• Wurttemberg-Oels 1676-SP ducat Fr-3274
• 1676-IAN 10 ducats, Graz mint
• 1683 1/12 ducat, Breslau mint
• Coins and currency dated 1676