Austria 1857-A ducat Fr-490

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 53671

This specimen was lot 53671 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $528. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. Ducat, 1857-A. Vienna Mint. Franz Joseph I. PCGS AU-55." This type was struck 1854-59 at five mints and is common. Gold ducats were struck throughout Franz Josef's long reign and come in many types. This date is known from Vienna (Fr-490), Kremnitz, Venice, Milan and Karlsburg (Fr-233).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Herinek 1, Veselý 49, Fr-233; KM-2263.

Source:

• 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.
• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• 1856-A ducat, Vienna mint
• 1857-B ¼ florin, Kremnitz mint
• 1857-A florin
• 1857-E florin, Karlsburg mint
• 1857-A thaler
• 1857-A double thaler
• 1857-E ducat, Karlsburg mint
• 1857-A quadruple ducat
• 1858-A ducat, Vienna mint
• Coins and currency dated 1857