Bavaria 1717 maximilian d'or Fr-226
This specimen was lot 1219 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 825 CHF (about US$1,197 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Bayern, seit 1623 Kurfürstentum, seit 1806 Königreich. Maximilian II. Emanuel, 1679-1726. Max d'or 1717, München. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Bavaria, Maximilian II Emanuel, 1679-1726, gold max of 1717, Munich mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"
Maximilian II Emanuel was duke and elector of Bavaria 1679-1726 and was deposed more than once by the Austrians. This type was struck 1715-26 and all dates are priced the same. 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." We would say that this is a copy of the Prussian half william d'or except it appeared twenty years before.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.65 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 6.44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 388, Hahn 206. Fr-226.
- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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