Bavaria 1717 2 maximilian d'or Fr-225
This specimen was lot 4292 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011) where it sold for 18,000 CHF (about US$23,945 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Bayern, Herzogtum, 1623 Kurfürstentum, Maximilian II. Emanuel, 1679-1726. Doppelter Max d’or 1717. Brustbild nach rechts. Rv. Thronende Madonna mit Kind stützt sich auf den gekrönten bayerischen Wappenschild, zu den Seiten die geteilte Jahreszahl. Sehr selten. Rv. min just. Fast vorzüglich-vorzüglich. (Electorate of Bavaria, Maximilian II Emanuel, 1679-1726, double maximilian d'or of 1707. Obverse: bust to right; reverse: Madonna and Child enthroned with the crowned arms of Bavaria dividing date. Very rare, minor adjustment marks on the reverse, nice extremely fine)."
The SCWC lists this type for 1717 only and prices it much higher than the single maximilian d'or. The early eighteenth century saw the appearance of a number of self-titled gold coins ("maximilian d'or," "carolin d'or," "friedrich d'or"), presumably inspired by the French "louis d'or."
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 13.30 g, 0.900 fine gold, .385 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 13,02 g.
Catalog reference: KM 389, Witt. 1603. Hahn 207 var., Fr-225.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
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