Austria 1823-B ducat Fr-215

Jean Elsen sale 143, lot 1383

This specimen was lot 1383 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"AUTRICHE, François Ier (1806-1835), AV ducat, 1823B, Kremnitz. Fines griffes. Très Beau à Superbe. (empire of Austria, Francis I, 1806-35, gold ducat of 1823, Kremnitz mint. Fine scratches, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck at five mints (A, B, E, G, V) 1816-24. There is no premium for this date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Jaeckel 191; Her. 140; Fr-215 (listed under Hungary), KM 2170.

Source:

• 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.
• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 143, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

Link to:

• 1821-B ducat, Kremnitz mint
• 1822-A ducat, Vienna mint
• 1823-A 20 kreuzer
• 1823-A half thaler, Vienna mint
• 1823-C thaler, Prague mint
• 1823-G thaler, Nagybánya mint
• 1823-E ducat, Karlsburg mint
• 1824-V ducat, Venice mint
• 1824-A quadruple ducat
• 1826-B ducat, Kremnitz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1823