Austria 1722 ducat Fr-377

Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 31174

This specimen was lot 31174 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Holy Roman Empire. Ducat, 1722. Graz Mint. Karl VI. PCGS AU-50. A RARE type and infrequently encountered in any state. Gentle wear is evident over the high points but the details of the elegant portrait have remained mostly intact, and the surfaces are overall problem-free." This type was struck at Graz 1713, 1720, 1722, 1728 and 1738-40. Similar ducats were struck at Breslau and Vienna.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, .986 find gold, .110 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 3.44 g.

Catalog reference: KM-1557; Fr-377; Herinek-71.

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
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

Link to:

• 1720 ducat, Breslau mint
• Salzburg 1722 ducat Fr-844
• 1722 ducat, Vienna mint
• 1729 ducat, Vienna mint
• 1738 ducat, Graz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1722
• return to coins of Austria