Silesia 1694-MMW ducat Fr-277
This specimen was lot 1431 in Sincona sale 76 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$7,890 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Leopold I. 1657-1705. Dukat 1694, Breslau. Mit der Signatur MMW (Martin Maximilian von Wackerl, Münzmeister in Breslau, 1692-1699). Selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC UNC Details. Vorderseite leicht gereinigt. (Austria, Leopold I, 1657-1705, ducat of 1694, Breslau mint, mintmaster's initials "MMW". Rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Obverse slightly cleaned.)"
This type was struck in Breslau, then under Austrian rule, 1692-98. The bishop of Breslau also issued his own coins.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 588 (listed under Silesia), F.u.S. 595. Herinek 312. Fr-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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
Link to:
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- 1694-IA quarter thaler, Graz mint
- 1694 thaler, Hall mint, older draped bust
- 1694-IAK thaler, Hall mint, older armored bust
- 1695-MMW thaler, Bresalu mint
- 1696 1/12 ducat
- Wurttemberg-Oels (1700) ducat Fr-3283, on his marriage to Princess Sophia of Mecklenburg
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