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* [[Silesia 1648-GH 2 ducats Fr-223|1648 double ducat, Breslau mint]] | * [[Silesia 1648-GH 2 ducats Fr-223|1648 double ducat, Breslau mint]] | ||
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* [[Austria 1656 2 ducats Fr-231|1656 double ducat, Vienna mint]] | * [[Austria 1656 2 ducats Fr-231|1656 double ducat, Vienna mint]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1652]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1652]] | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 7 May 2024
This specimen was lot 1798 in Sincona sale 38 (Zurich, May 2017), where it sold for 2,600 CHF (about US$3,118 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Ferdinand III. 1637-1657 Doppeldukat 1652. Wien. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, double ducat of 1652, Vienna mint. Rare. About extremely fine.)"
This rare double ducat is noted for 1641-57. It was accompanied by a single ducat (KM 950) struck 1647-48, 1651-57, which is scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.87 g.
Catalog reference: Herinek 133. Fr-231, KM 899.
- 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.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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