Austria 1791-A ducat Fr-449
This specimen was lot 3433 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,146 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Leopold II. 1790-1792. Dukat 1791, A, Wien. GOLD. R Sehr schön +. Exemplar der Auktion UBS 64, Zürich 2006, Nr. 2467. (Holy Roman Empire, Leopold II, 1790-92, ducat of 1791, Vienna mint. Scarce, very fine or better.)"
This type was struck 1790-92 at A (Vienna, shown here), B (Kremnitz), E (Karlsburg), F (Prague) and G (Günzburg). It is rare compared to the ducats of Joseph II (KM 1874) or Francis II (KM 1886).
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-449; J. 82; KM 1883.
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- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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- 1789-B ducat, Joseph II, Kremnitz mint
- 1789-E ducat, Joseph II, Karlsburg mint
- 1790-A ducat, Leopold II, Vienna mint, shield reverse
- 1790-A ducat, Leopold II, Vienna mint, eagle reverse
- 1791-A quarter kronenthaler
- 1791-H half kronenthaler
- 1791-H kronenthaler
- 1791-E ducat, Leopold II, Karlsburg mint
- 1791-F ducat, Hall mint
- 1791-G ducat, Leopold II, Nagybánya mint
- 1792-A ducat, Francis II, Vienna mint
- 1792-E ducat, Leopold II, Karlsburg mint
- Coins and currency dated 1791
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