Augsburg 1656 ducat Fr-61

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Sincona sale 83, lot 2536

This specimen was lot 2536 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,677 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Augsburg, Stadt, Dukat 1656, Mit Titel Ferdinands III. Attraktives vorzüglich (city of Augsburg, ducat of 1656, struck in the name of Ferdinand III. Attractive extremely fine)." This type was struck 1645-57. It is rather expensive but other Augsburger ducats are even more.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold. This specimen is 3.43 g.

Catalog reference: Forster 327, Fr-61.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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