Austria 1660 10 ducats Fr-308a

Sincona sale 77, lot 2896

This specimen was lot 2896 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 90,000 CHF (about US$109,242 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. 10 Dukaten 1660, Graz. Münzmeister Hans Caspar Khendlmayr. Abschlag von den Stempel des Talers. Von grösster Seltenheit. NGC MS61. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ten ducats of 1660, Graz mint, struck using thaler dies. Of the highest rarity, Magnificent condition.)"

This type was struck steadily 1662-88 yet all dates are rare. As these were made for presentation, most survivors show jewelry damage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 34.90 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 34.58 g.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Herinek -. MzA - (see 159, an 1662/0 overdate). Fr-- (see 308 a).

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 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022..

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• 1648 10 ducats, Prague mint
• 1656 10 ducats, Vienna mint, Ferdinand III
• 1657 double ducat, Prague mint
• 1657-GH 10 ducats, Breslau mint
• 1660 3 kreuzer, Hall mint
• 1660 thaler, Graz mint
• 1660 thaler, St.-Veit mint
• 1660-CA 10 ducats, Vienna mint, Leopold I
• 1676-IAN 10 ducats, Graz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1660