Bohemia 1641 2 ducats Fr-46j

Sincona sale 90, lot 1583

This specimen was lot 1583 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 30,000 CHF (about US$39,942 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Ferdinand III. 1637-1657. 2 Dukaten 1641, Prag. Münzmeister Jakob W. Wolker. Sehr selten. NGC MS62. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand III, 1637-57, Very rare, Finest certified by NGC.)"

This type of 1641-57 is expensive. The previous type (KM 425) with a bare bust is slightly scarcer. It was formerly listed by Friedberg under Austria.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.88 g.

Catalog reference: KM 458 (listed under Bohemia, formerly KM 1420), Dietiker 826, Herinek 150, Fr-46j (formerly Fr-224).

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, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1640 double ducat, Prague mint, bare bust
• 1640 5 ducats, Vienna mint
• 1640 10 ducats, Prague mint
• 1641 thaler, Graz mint
• 1641 double thaler, Graz mint
• 1642 double ducat, Innsbruck city view
• 1645 double ducat, Prague mint
• Coins and currency dated 1641