Augsburg 1662 ducat Fr-67

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Sincona sale 69, lot 100

This specimen was lot 100 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 2,300 CHF (about US$3,053 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND | Augsburg, Stadt. Dukat 1662. Mit Titel Leopolds I. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. Gewellt. (Germany, city of Augsburg, ducat of 1662, struck in the name of Leopold I. Very rare, Good very fine, Wavy flan.)"

This type was struck 1658-64, 1667-77. The superseding type (KM 92) had different arms on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.43 g.

Catalog reference: KM 87, Forster 340. Fr-67.

Source:

  • 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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