Austria 1631 ducat Fr-167

Sincona sale 83, lot 3386

This specimen was lot 3386 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 8,500 CHF (about US$11,376 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "OSTERREICH, Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. Dukat 1631/29, Graz. Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1629 geändert. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung (Austria, Ferdinand II, 1619-37, ducat of 1631, Graz mint, 1631/29 overdate. Very rare in this condition). NGC MS63*." This type of 1623-33 was one of several ducats struck for Ferdinand II; others include KM 274 (Vienna mint) and KM 275 (Prague mint). 1631 was the year when Wallenstein's power reached its peak.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 460, Herinek 188, Fr-167.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

Link to:

• 1627 ducat, Graz mint
• 1629 ducat, Prague mint
• 1631 thaler, Vienna mint
• 1631 thaler, Graz mint
• 1631 double thaler, Graz mint
• 1631 ducat Wallenstein
• 1632 double thaler, Graz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1631