Bavaria 1812 ducat Fr-265

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Künker sale 406, lot 3946

This specimen was lot 3946 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,575 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KONIGREICH, Maximilian I. (IV.) Joseph, 1799-1806-1825. Dukat 1812. GOLD. Kl. Kratzer, vorzüglich. (kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian I Joseph, 1806-25, ducat of 1812. Hairlines, extremely fine.)"

This type was issued in small numbers 1807-22 with a very similar type issued 1823-25 (KM 718). None are cheap.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.937 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 703 (formerly KM 356), Divo/S. 17; Fr-265; Schl. 55.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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