Hungary 1792 ducat Fr-209

Künker sale 406, lot 3873

This specimen was lot 3873 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,968 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Franz II. 1792-1804. Dukat 1792, Kremnitz. GOLD. Min. Randfehler, vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Francis II, 1792-1804, ducat of 1792, Kremnitz mint. Minor rim nicks, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1792-99 and is counted as common. A similar ducat was struck in 1792 for the shortlived Leopold II (KM 407.2). The auctioneers listed this under Austria but it was made in Hungary and that is where we will file it.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 410, Fr-209; J. 125; Schl. 1.

Source:

• 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.
• 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.
• ^[1]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.

Link to:

• 1792-A half thaler, Vienna mint, Francis II
• 1792-A thaler, Vienna mint, Francis II
• 1792-E ducat, Leopold II, Karlsburg mint
• 1792 ducat, Leopold II
• 1792-A ducat, Francis II, shield reverse
• 1792-A ducat, Francis II, imperial eagle reverse
• 1797 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1792