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[[Image:S77-2898.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 77, lot 2898]] | [[Image:S77-2898.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 77, lot 2898]] | ||
| + | [[Image:K439-2275.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 439, lot 2275]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was lot 2898 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 3,700 CHF (about US$4,491 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. Dukat 1676 SHS, Breslau. Sehr selten. PCGS AU Details. Kratzer auf dem Avers.'' ([[Austria]], Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1676, Breslau mint. Very rare, Scratches on obverse.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 2275 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I., 1657-1705. Dukat 1676 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1675 geändert) SHS, Breslau. Wardein Salomon Hammerschmidt. GOLD. RR Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Erworben in den 1960er Jahren im Münzhandel.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1676, Breslau mint, 1676/5 overdate. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This imperial type was struck 1669-82. The Breslau mint also struck coinage for the local bishop and featured the episcopal bust. | |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold. | + | ''Specification:'' 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, the second specimen 3,40 g. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 492 (listed under [[German States, Silesia|Silesia]]), Herinek 297, Fr-277. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 492 (listed under [[German States, Silesia|Silesia]]), Herinek 297, F. u. S. 493; Fr-277. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. | * Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. | ||
* 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.. |
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026. | ||
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* [[Silesia 1674-SHS ducat Fr-277|1674-SHS ducat, Breslau mint]] | * [[Silesia 1674-SHS ducat Fr-277|1674-SHS ducat, Breslau mint]] | ||
* [[Silesia 1676-SHS 1/6 ducat Fr-296|1676-SHS 1/6 ducat, Breslau mint]] | * [[Silesia 1676-SHS 1/6 ducat Fr-296|1676-SHS 1/6 ducat, Breslau mint]] | ||
| − | * [[Silesia 1676-SHS 1/2 ducat Fr-284|1676 half ducat, Breslau mint]] | + | * [[Silesia 1676-SHS 1/2 ducat Fr-284|1676-SHS half ducat, Breslau mint]] |
* [[Wurttemberg-Oels 1676-SP ducat Fr-3274]] | * [[Wurttemberg-Oels 1676-SP ducat Fr-3274]] | ||
| + | * [[Austria 1676-IAN 2 ducats Fr-320|1676-IAN double ducat, Graz mint]] | ||
* [[Austria 1676-IAN 10 ducats Fr-308a|1676-IAN 10 ducats, Graz mint]] | * [[Austria 1676-IAN 10 ducats Fr-308a|1676-IAN 10 ducats, Graz mint]] | ||
* [[Silesia 1682-SHS 1/12 ducat Fr-300|1682-SHS 1/12 ducat, Breslau mint]] | * [[Silesia 1682-SHS 1/12 ducat Fr-300|1682-SHS 1/12 ducat, Breslau mint]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1676]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1676]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]] | + | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 75, 76, 77]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]] |
Latest revision as of 09:51, 15 April 2026
The first specimen was lot 2898 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 3,700 CHF (about US$4,491 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. Dukat 1676 SHS, Breslau. Sehr selten. PCGS AU Details. Kratzer auf dem Avers. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1676, Breslau mint. Very rare, Scratches on obverse.)"
The second specimen was lot 2275 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,577 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold I., 1657-1705. Dukat 1676 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1675 geändert) SHS, Breslau. Wardein Salomon Hammerschmidt. GOLD. RR Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Erworben in den 1960er Jahren im Münzhandel. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1676, Breslau mint, 1676/5 overdate. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This imperial type was struck 1669-82. The Breslau mint also struck coinage for the local bishop and featured the episcopal bust.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, the second specimen 3,40 g.
Catalog reference: KM 492 (listed under Silesia), Herinek 297, F. u. S. 493; Fr-277.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022..
- [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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