Hungary 1553-KB ducat Fr-48
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This specimen was lot 2093 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 4,250 CHF (about US$5,616 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"UNGARN, Ferdinand I. 1526-1564. Dukat 1553 KB, Kremnitz. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of Hungary, Ferdinand I, 1526-64, ducat of 1553, Kremnitz mint. Extremely fine.)"
Friedberg lists this type for 1527-65 from Kremnitz (shown here), Neustadt (Fr-49) and Hermannstadt (Fr-50).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.55 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB124, Huszar 895, Fr-48.
- 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.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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