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* [[Austria 1694 thaler Dav-3244|1694 thaler, Hall mint, older draped bust]]
 
* [[Austria 1694 thaler Dav-3244|1694 thaler, Hall mint, older draped bust]]
 
* [[Austria 1694-IAK thaler Dav-3245|1694-IAK thaler, Hall mint, older armored bust]]
 
* [[Austria 1694-IAK thaler Dav-3245|1694-IAK thaler, Hall mint, older armored bust]]
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* [[Austria 1694-MM 1/4 ducat Fr-289|1694-MM quarter ducat, Vienna mint]]
 
* [[Silesia 1695-MMW thaler Dav-3300|1695-MMW thaler, Bresalu mint]]
 
* [[Silesia 1695-MMW thaler Dav-3300|1695-MMW thaler, Bresalu mint]]
 
* [[Silesia 1696 1/12 ducat Fr-300|1696 1/12 ducat]]
 
* [[Silesia 1696 1/12 ducat Fr-300|1696 1/12 ducat]]

Latest revision as of 10:02, 15 April 2026

Sincona sale 76, lot 1431

This specimen was lot 1431 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$7,890 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. Dukat 1694, Breslau. Mit der Signatur MMW (Martin Maximilian von Wackerl, Münzmeister in Breslau, 1692-1699). Selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC UNC Details. Vorderseite leicht gereinigt. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1694, Breslau mint, mintmaster's initials "MMW". Rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Obverse slightly cleaned.)"

This type was struck in Breslau, then under Austrian rule, 1692-98. The bishop of Breslau also issued his own coins.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 588 (listed under Silesia), F.u.S. 595. Herinek 312. Fr-277.

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 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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