Unique Hungarian 10 Dukat

Triton XXI, Lot: 1063. Estimate $300000. Sold for $370000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HUNGARY, Holy Roman Empire. Magyar Királyság (Kingdom of Hungary). Károly III (VI). 1711-1740. AV 10 Dukat (44mm, 34.88 g, 12h). Pozsony (Pressburg / Bratislava) mint; Paul Wodrich, mintmaster. Dated 1715/2 CH PW. CAROLVS · VI D : G · R · I · S · A · GER · HISP · HUN BOH : REX, laureate, draped, and cuirassed; crowned coat-of-arms to left, to right, Madonna seated on crescent, holding infant Christ / · ARCHID · AV · DV · BV · MAR · MOR · CI · TY · 17 1(5 over 2), crowned double-headed eagle with crowned and collared coat-of-arms on breast, holding sword and scepter; C H flanking tale; PW in cartouche below. Huszár –; KM –; Friedberg 176a (this coin cited and illustrated). In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63. Superb surfaces and luster. Unique.

From the Jonathan P. Rosen Collection. Ex Kroisos Collection (Stack’s, 14 January 2008), lot 2965; Rauch & Nudelman 2 (29 April 2005), lot 848 (and front cover coin); New York Sale IX (13 January 2005), lot 274.