Austria 1622 5 ducats Fr-152
This specimen was lot 1793 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 5,500 CHF (about US$6,596 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Ferdinand II. 1618-1637 5 Dukaten 1622 (im Stempel aus 1621 geändert). Wien Münzmeister Matthias Fellner, Wien 1619-1637. Sehr schön. Beschädigung auf Av. Kratzer. Randfehler. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1618-37, five ducats of 1622, Very fine. Damaged on obverse. Scratches. Rim nicks.)"
This type was struck in Vienna 1620-23 and all dates are rare; the overdate is not listed. Friedberg lumps all the five ducat pieces of Ferdinand II under Fr-152 despite the considerable variation in the busts of the emperor.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 17.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 16.94 g.
Catalog reference: Herinek 64. Fr-152, KM 277.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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