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[[Image:Austria S54-978.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 54, lot 978]] | [[Image:Austria S54-978.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 54, lot 978]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 978 in Sincona sale 54 ( | + | This specimen was lot 978 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,785 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand I. 1521-1564. Dukat 1559, Klagenfurt. Selten. Vorzüglich.'' (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1521-64, ducat of 1559, Klagenfurt mint. Rare, Extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Friedberg lists this type for 1551, 1553-64. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 13:23, 27 November 2024
This specimen was lot 978 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,785 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Ferdinand I. 1521-1564. Dukat 1559, Klagenfurt. Selten. Vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1521-64, ducat of 1559, Klagenfurt mint. Rare, Extremely fine.)"
Friedberg lists this type for 1551, 1553-64.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.50 g.
Catalog reference: Hahn 104. Fr-42.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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