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[[Image:Sincona90-1567.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1567]]
 
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This specimen was lot 1567 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Dukat 1589 KB, Kremnitz. Münzmeister Wolfgang Roll. Vorzüglich.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Rudolf II, 1576-1612, ducat of 1589, Kremnitz mint. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The armored standing figure is not the emperor but of St. Ladislas holding a pike. Friedberg lists this type for 1578-1608. It is the most common Hungarian ducat of Rudolf's reign.
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This specimen was lot 1567 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Dukat 1589 KB, Kremnitz. Münzmeister Wolfgang Roll. Vorzüglich.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Rudolf II, 1576-1612, ducat of 1589, Kremnitz mint. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The armored standing figure is not the emperor but of St. Ladislas holding a pike. Friedberg lists this type for 1578-1608. It is the most common Hungarian ducat of Rudolf's reign.
  
 
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* 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.
 
* 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.
 
* Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
 
* Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
 
   
 
   
 
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Sincona sale 90, lot 1567

This specimen was lot 1567 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Rudolf II. 1576-1612. Dukat 1589 KB, Kremnitz. Münzmeister Wolfgang Roll. Vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Rudolf II, 1576-1612, ducat of 1589, Kremnitz mint. Extremely fine.)"

The armored standing figure is not the emperor but of St. Ladislas holding a pike. Friedberg lists this type for 1578-1608. It is the most common Hungarian ducat of Rudolf's reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .109 troy oz ASW, this specimen 3.51 g.

Catalog reference: MzA 75, Fr-63; Huszar-1002; KM-MB258.

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.
  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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