Austria 1654 ducat Fr-235
This specimen was lot 983 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $14,700. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Empire. Ferdinand III. Emperor, 1637-1657. AV Dukat. Wien (Vienna) mint. Dated 1654. Crowned and armored figure of Ferdinand standing right, holding scepter and globus cruciger; crowned coats-of-arms flanking / Crowned double-headed eagle holding scepter and sword; collared coat-of-arms on breast; crowned coat-of-arms below. In NGC encapsulation 8409879-004, graded MS 63. Top Pop." Similar ducats with the standing figure of the emperor were struck at Graz (Fr-236/KM 860), Glatz (Fr-236a) and St.-Veit (Fr-237). All are rare but the Vienna product is the most available.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 23 mm, 3.47 g, 8 h axis.
Catalog reference: Herenik 207; KM 950; Friedberg 235.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- [1]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.
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