Austria 1559 ducat Fr-42

Sincona sale 54, lot 978

This specimen was lot 978 in Sincona sale 54 (Zurich, 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, .986 fine gold, this specimen 3.50 g.

Catalog reference: Hahn 104. Fr-42.

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.
• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

Link to:

• 1553 ducat, Breslau mint
• 1559 guldiner, Klagenfurt mint
• 1569 ducat, Klagenfurt mint
• Coins and currency dated 1559
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