Hungary 1744-KB ducat Fr-180

Sincona sale 90, lot 1599

This specimen was lot 1599 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,057 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. Dukat 1744 KB, Kremnitz. Gutes sehr schön. (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, ducat of 1744, Kremnitz mint. Good very fine.)"

This ducat was minted without change 1741-45 in sufficient numbers to be considered common. It was struck specifically for Hungary. The obverse was modified in 1746 to include her title as empress of Germany.

Recorded mintage: 205,000.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 329.1, Huszar 1651. Herinek 237. Fr-180.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1743-KB ducat
• 1744-KB half thaler, Maria Theresia, "D:G:REG:HU:BO:"
• 1744-KB thaler
• 1751-KB ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1744