Baden-Baden 1714 ducat Fr-123
This specimen was lot 2120 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 1,250 CHF (about US$1,484 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Ludwig Georg, 1707-1761, unter Vormundschaft seiner Mutter Franziska Sybilla Augusta (gest. 1733) Dukat 1714. Auf den Frieden von Rastatt. Vorzüglich. Kl. Kratzer, Henkelspur. (margraviate of Baden-Baden, Louis George, 1707-61, under the regency of his mother, 1707-27, ducat of 1714, on the peace of Rastatt. Extremely fine, Minor scratches, traces of mounting.)"
The issues of this branch of Baden are few and scanty, being restricted to a gulden of 1704 (KM 18), this rare ducat and a very rare double ducat of 1721. Baden-Baden and Baden-Durlach were reunited in 1771.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: Wielandt 329. Fr-123, KM 19 (Baden-Baden).
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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