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[[Image:Regensburg K294-3736.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 294, lot 3736]]
 
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This specimen was lot 3736 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,887 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REGENSBURG, STADT, 1/4 Dukat o. J. (1745-1765), mit Titel von Franz I. Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4806. GOLD. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion UBS 64, Zürich 2006, Nr. 1247.'' ([[Germany]], city of Regensburg, undated quarter ducat, struck in the name of Francis I. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This quarter ducat was minted in the free city of Regensburg sometime before 1750 in conjunction with half, one, two, 3, 4, 5 and 6 ducats. It was probably minted to apologize to Francis I for supporting his rival Karl VII in the War of the Austrian Succession.  
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This specimen was lot 3736 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,887 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''REGENSBURG, STADT, 1/4 Dukat o. J. (1745-1765), mit Titel von Franz I. Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4806. GOLD. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion UBS 64, Zürich 2006, Nr. 1247.'' ([[Germany]], city of Regensburg, undated quarter ducat, struck in the name of Francis I. Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This quarter ducat was minted in the free city of Regensburg sometime before 1750 in conjunction with half, one, two, 3, 4, 5 and 6 ducats. It was probably minted to apologize to Francis I for supporting his rival Karl VII in the War of the Austrian Succession.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce.
  
''Specification:'' 0.87 g, .986 fine gold, this specimen 0,88 g.  
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''Specification:'' 0.87 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,88 g.  
  
''Catalog reference:'' Beckenb. 513, Fr-2539, KM 361.  
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''Catalog reference:'' Beckenbauer 513, Fr-2535d, KM 361.  
  
 
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* [[Regensburg (1741)-B 1/32 ducat Fr-2547]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-50)-ICB 15 kreuzer|(1745-50)-ICB 15 kreuzer (1/8 thaler), Francis I/city view]]
* [[Regensburg (1742-45) ducat Fr-2515]] Karl VII
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* [[Regensburg (1745-65)-B 2 thaler Dav-2616|(1745-65)-B double thaler, Francis I/city view]]
* [[Regensburg (1744-52)-B kreuzer]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-65)-R 1/10 ducat Fr-2545c|(1745-65)-R 1/10 ducat]]
* [[Regensburg (1745-50)-ICB 15 kreuzer|(1745-50) 15 kreuzer]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-65)-B 1/8 ducat Fr-2544|(1745-65)-B klippe 1/8 ducat]]
* [[Regensburg (1745-50)-B 1/2 thaler|(1745-50) half thaler]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-65)-B 1/2 ducat|(1745-65)-B klippe half ducat]]
* [[Regensburg (1745-50) thaler Dav-2617|(1745-50) thaler]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-65)-RB 1/4 ducat Fr-2542|(1745-65)-RB klippe quarter ducat]]
* [[Regensburg (1745-65)-RB 1/2 ducat Fr-2540|(1745-50) half ducat]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-65) 1/2 ducat Fr-2535c|(1745-65) half ducat, Francis I/city view]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-65)-B 1/2 ducat Fr-2539a|(1745-65)-B half ducat, Francis I/city view]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-65)-RB 1/2 ducat Fr-2540|(1745-50)-RB klippe half ducat, eagle/city arms]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-65)-ICB ducat Fr-2535b|(1745-65)-ICB ducat, Francis I/city view]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-65)-B ducat Fr-2538|(1745-65)-B ducat, Francis I/city view]]
 
* [[Regensburg (1745-50)-ICB ducat Fr-2539|(1745-50) ducat]]
 
* [[Regensburg (1745-50)-ICB ducat Fr-2539|(1745-50) ducat]]
* [[Regensburg (1745-50)-ICB ducat Fr-2539|(1745-50) ducat, Francis I]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-50)-B 2 ducats Fr-2535a|(1745-50)-B double ducat, for Francis I]]
 
* [[Regensburg (1745-50) 3 ducat Fr-2536|(1745-50) triple ducat]]
 
* [[Regensburg (1745-50) 3 ducat Fr-2536|(1745-50) triple ducat]]
* [[Regensburg (1745-50)-ICB 6 ducats Fr-2527|(1745-50)-ICB 6 ducats, Francis I]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-50)-ICB 6 ducats Fr-2527|(1745-50)-ICB 6 ducats, Francis I/city view]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-50)-B 12 ducats|(1745-50)-B 12 ducats, Francis I/city view]]
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* [[Regensburg 1747 pfenning|1747 pfenning]]
 
* [[Regensburg 1750 pfenning|1750 pfenning]]
 
* [[Regensburg 1750 pfenning|1750 pfenning]]
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* [[Regensburg (1750)-B 1/32 ducat Fr-2545a|(1750)-B 1/32 ducat]]
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* [[Regensburg 1753 heller|1753 heller]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-53)-ICB 1/2 thaler KM-266|(1745-53)-ICB half thaler, Francis I/city arms]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-53)-B 1/2 thaler KM-267|(1745-53)-B half thaler, Francis I/city view]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-53)-ICB thaler Dav-2617|(1745-53)-ICB thaler, Francis I/city view with eagle]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-53)-CDO thaler Dav-A2618|(1745-53)-CDO thaler, Francis I/city view]]
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* [[Regensburg (1745-53)-CDO 2 thaler Dav-A2618a|(1745-53)-CDO double thaler, Francis I/city view]]
 
* [[Regensburg 1754-ICB 1/4 thaler|1754 quarter thaler]]
 
* [[Regensburg 1754-ICB 1/4 thaler|1754 quarter thaler]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1745]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1745]]

Latest revision as of 12:43, 28 November 2025

Künker sale 294, lot 3736

This specimen was lot 3736 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,887 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"REGENSBURG, STADT, 1/4 Dukat o. J. (1745-1765), mit Titel von Franz I. Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) 4806. GOLD. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion UBS 64, Zürich 2006, Nr. 1247. (Germany, city of Regensburg, undated quarter ducat, struck in the name of Francis I. Extremely fine.)"

This quarter ducat was minted in the free city of Regensburg sometime before 1750 in conjunction with half, one, two, 3, 4, 5 and 6 ducats. It was probably minted to apologize to Francis I for supporting his rival Karl VII in the War of the Austrian Succession.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 0.87 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,88 g.

Catalog reference: Beckenbauer 513, Fr-2535d, KM 361.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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