Austria 1790-A ducat Fr-446

Sincona sale 76, lot 1482

This specimen was lot 1482 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 22,000 CHF (about US$26,704 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold II. 1790-1792. Dukat 1790 A, Wien. Königsdukat. Von grösster Seltenheit. Fast FDC. NGC MS63. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Austria, Leopold II, 1790-92, "king's" ducat of 1790. Of the highest rarity, About uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"

This type was issued briefly in Vienna along with the more common ducat (Fr-449) with the imperial eagle reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1882, Herinek 2. Fr-446.

Source:

• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• 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.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

Link to:

• 1789-B ducat, Joseph II, Kremnitz mint
• 1789-E ducat, Joseph II, Karlsburg mint
• 1790-S kreuzer
• 1790-A thaler, Leopold II, imperial eagle reverse
• 1790-A thaler, Leopold II, shield reverse
• 1790-A ducat, Vienna mint, Leopold II, eagle reverse
• 1791-A ducat, Leopold II, Vienna mint
• 1791-E ducat, Leopold II, Karlsburg mint
• 1791-G ducat, Leopold II, Nagybánya mint
• 1792-A ducat, Francis II, shield reverse
• 1792-A ducat, Francis II, imperial eagle reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1790