Brandenburg-Ansbach 1735 carolin Fr-348
This specimen was lot 1489 in Jean Elsen sale 134 (Brussels, September 2017), where it sold for €1,450 (about US$2,047 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, BRANDEBOURG-ANSBACH, Carl Wilhelm Friedrich (1729-1757), AV carolin, 1735, Schwabach. D/ B. dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Ecu ovale couronné, dans un cartouche orné et entouré d'un collier. Rare. Très Beau. (Germany, margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Charles William Frederick, 1729-57, gold carolin of 1735, Schwabach mint. Obverse: draped and armored bust right; reverse: crowned oval arms in ornate cartouche. Rare, very fine.)"
The line lapsed in 1791 when the margrave sold the provinces to Prussia, who in turn yielded them to Bavaria in 1806 as part of Napoleon's mediatization. This type of 1734-35 is accompanied by a half carolin d'or (Fr-349).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 9.7 g, .770 fine gold, this specimen is 9,52 g.
Catalog reference: KM 188, Slg. Wilmersdörffer -; Schön 42; Fr-348.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 134, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017.
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