Regensburg 1638 ducat Fr-2466

Künker sale 405, lot 3104

This specimen was lot 3104 in Künker sale 405 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €11,000 (about US$14,433 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"DIE REICHSSTADT REGENSBURG. DIE ZEIT DES KAISERS FERDINAND III. Dukat 1638, mit Titel Ferdinands III. Münzmeister Johann Putzer. Die gekreuzten Stadtschlüssel in verzierter Barockkartusche//Gekrönter Doppeladler, auf der Brust zweifeldiges Wappen (Österreich/Lothringen). GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Min. gewellt, vorzüglich. (city of Regensburg, ducat of 1638, struck in the name of Ferdinand III. Obverse: the crossed city keys in an ornate baroque cartouche; reverse: crowned double headed eagle supporting the arms of Austria and Lorraine. Extremely rare, slightly wavy, extremely fine.)"

This type is listed for 1638-57 yet despite the fourteen known dates, it is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 91, Beckenbauer 405 (this example); Fr-2466; Slg. Bach (Auktion Künker 238) -.

Source:

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 405: Coins of the Bishopric and City of Regensburg - A significant special collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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