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[[Image:Sincona90-1585.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1585]]
 
[[Image:Sincona90-1585.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 1585]]
  
This specimen was lot 1585 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$14,536 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. Dukat 1646, Prag. Münzmeister Jakob W. Wolker. Selten. Sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsriss und Prüfspur am Rand.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Ferdinand III, 1637-57, ducat of 1646, Prague mint. Rare, Very fine, Minor flan crack and test mark on edge.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1641 and 1645-56. It was formerly listed by Friedberg under Austria. This example realized over ten times the catalog value.
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This specimen was lot 1585 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$14,536 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. Dukat 1646, Prag. Münzmeister Jakob W. Wolker. Selten. Sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsriss und Prüfspur am Rand.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Ferdinand III, 1637-57, ducat of 1646, Prague mint. Rare, Very fine, Minor flan crack and test mark on edge.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1641 and 1645-56. It was formerly listed by Friedberg under Austria. This example realized over ten times the catalog value.
  
 
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* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
 
* 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, 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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* [[Austria 1646 thaler Dav-3189|1646 thaler, Graz mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1646 thaler Dav-3189|1646 thaler, Graz mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1646 thaler Dav-3365|1646 thaler, Hall mint]]
 
* [[Austria 1646 thaler Dav-3365|1646 thaler, Hall mint]]
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* [[Austria (1646) ducat Fr-248|(1646) ducat, Hall mint, archduke Ferdinand Charles]]
 
* [[Austria (1646) 2 thaler Dav-3363|(1646) double thaler, Hall mint]]
 
* [[Austria (1646) 2 thaler Dav-3363|(1646) double thaler, Hall mint]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1646 10 ducats Fr-46e|1646 10 ducats, Prague mint]]
 
* [[Bohemia 1646 10 ducats Fr-46e|1646 10 ducats, Prague mint]]

Latest revision as of 15:38, 28 August 2025

Sincona sale 90, lot 1585

This specimen was lot 1585 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$14,536 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. Dukat 1646, Prag. Münzmeister Jakob W. Wolker. Selten. Sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsriss und Prüfspur am Rand. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, ducat of 1646, Prague mint. Rare, Very fine, Minor flan crack and test mark on edge.)"

This type was struck 1641 and 1645-56. It was formerly listed by Friedberg under Austria. This example realized over ten times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.38 g.

Catalog reference: KM 457 (listed under Bohemia, formerly KM 1418), Dietiker 823, Herinek 228, Fr-46k (formerly Fr-227).

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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