Bohemia 1611 ducat Fr-19

Sincona sale 90, lot 1574

This specimen was lot 1574 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 28,000 CHF (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Matthias, (1608-)1612-1619. Dukat 1611, Prag. Münzmeister Benedikt Huebmer. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. Leicht gewellt. (Holy Roman Empire, Matthias, 1612-19, ducat of 1611, Prague mint. Very rare, Extremely fine, Slightly wavy flan.)"

This type is noted for 1611-12 and undated. Another ducat of 1611 has crowned arms on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .109 troy oz ASW, this specimen 3.46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 106, Dietiker 545. MzA 97. Fr-19.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1611 thaler, Prague mint
• 1611 double thaler, Prague mint
• 1611 double ducat, Prague mint
• 1614 thaler, Prague mint
• 1614 thaler, Kuttenberg mint
• 1614 ducat, Prague mint
• Coins and currency dated 1611