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[[Image:Bohemia 1585 ducat obv H3029-30361.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3029, lot 30361]] | [[Image:Bohemia 1585 ducat obv H3029-30361.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 3029, lot 30361]] | ||
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| + | [[Image:K406-3813.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 3813]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was lot 30361 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $3,525. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Rudolph II gold Ducat 1585, Prague mint, UNC Details (Mount Removed) NGC. An attractive example with the details well struck-up. Marks from the mount removal are not readily apparent, but there is a slight crease running the full diameter of the coin from 1:00 to 7:00 of the obverse. The reverse fields are flashy and overall this example is very choice. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." The second specimen was lot 3813 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,149 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Dukat 1585, Prag. Münzmeister Lazar Ercker. GOLD. Min. gewellt, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Aurea Numismatika 61, Prag 2015, Nr. 15.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Rudolf II, 1576-1612, ducat of 1585, Prague mint. Slightly wavy, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Friedberg lists this type for 1583-94 and notes that Vienna struck this type as well (see [[Austria 1585 ducat Fr-87|Fr-87]]). | |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold. | + | ''Specification:'' 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, the second specimen is 3.42 g. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-12 ([[Bohemia]]), Fr-88 ([[Austria]]). | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-12 ([[Bohemia]]), Fr-88 ([[Austria]]); Dietiker 428; Halacka 294. The first specimen is KM MB295 (with order chain), the second specimen is KM MB244 (without). |
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, ''Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013. | ||
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024. | ||
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* return to coins of [[Bohemia]] | * return to coins of [[Bohemia]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3029]] | + | [[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3029]][[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]] |
Revision as of 15:29, 29 April 2024
The first specimen was lot 30361 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $3,525. The catalog description[1] noted, "Rudolph II gold Ducat 1585, Prague mint, UNC Details (Mount Removed) NGC. An attractive example with the details well struck-up. Marks from the mount removal are not readily apparent, but there is a slight crease running the full diameter of the coin from 1:00 to 7:00 of the obverse. The reverse fields are flashy and overall this example is very choice. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman/B.G. Johnson." The second specimen was lot 3813 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,149 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Dukat 1585, Prag. Münzmeister Lazar Ercker. GOLD. Min. gewellt, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Aurea Numismatika 61, Prag 2015, Nr. 15. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, ducat of 1585, Prague mint. Slightly wavy, very fine to extremely fine.)"
Friedberg lists this type for 1583-94 and notes that Vienna struck this type as well (see Fr-87).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, the second specimen is 3.42 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-12 (Bohemia), Fr-88 (Austria); Dietiker 428; Halacka 294. The first specimen is KM MB295 (with order chain), the second specimen is KM MB244 (without).
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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