Bohemia 1611 ducat Fr-19
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This specimen was lot 1574 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 28,000 CHF (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Matthias, (1608-)1612-1619. Dukat 1611, Prag. Münzmeister Benedikt Huebmer. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. Leicht gewellt. (Holy Roman Empire, Matthias, 1612-19, ducat of 1611, Prague mint. Very rare, Extremely fine, Slightly wavy flan.)"
This type is noted for 1611-12 and undated. Another ducat of 1611 has crowned arms on the reverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .109 troy oz ASW, this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: KM 106, Dietiker 545. MzA 97. Fr-19.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2014 Chicago ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the David O'Harrow Collection, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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