Bavaria 1801 ducat Fr-262
This specimen was lot 963 in Jean Elsen price list 259 (Brussels, January-March 2012), where it was offered at € 3.000. The catalog noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, BAVIERE, Maximilien IV Joseph (1799-1805), AV ducat, 1801, Munich. Droit : Tête nue à droite, les cheveux noués par un ruban. Lég.: D·G·MAX·IOS· Revers : Ecu couronné, entre un rameau et une palme. Très Rare. Superbe à Fleur de Coin (Germany, Bavaria, Maximilien IV Joseph (1799-1805), gold ducat of 1801, Munich mint. Obverse: bare head to right with hair tied in a ribbon; 'D·G·MAX·IOS·' in legend. Reverse: crowned arms, palm fronds around. Very rare, EF - Unc.)"
This rare type, issued 1801-03, comes in two varieties, varying in the spelling of the elector's name. In 1805 he was promoted to king by Napoleon.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, .937 fine gold, .105 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Witt., 2552; Hahn, 433; A.K.S., 1; Fr-262, KM 314.1.
- 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.
- Elsen, Philippe, et al., Liste 259, Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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- 1803 gold gulden
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