Austria 1634 2 ducats Fr-168

Sincona sale 101, lot 3199

This specimen was lot 3199 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 2 Dukaten 1634, Wien. Selten. Sehr schön. Starke Henkelspur. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand II, 1619-37, double ducat of 1634, Vienna mint. Rare, Very Fine, Heavy mount mark.)"

This type was struck 1620-35, during the first half of the Thirty Years War. It is not listed as rare but this is the first of this type we have posted.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.87 g.

Catalog reference: KM 275, MzA 131, Herinek 126, Fr-168.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• (1632-62) double ducat, Hall mint
• 1634 double ducat, Prague mint
• 1634 half thaler, Vienna mint
• 1636 double ducat, Prague mint
• Coins and currency dated 1634