Brandenburg 1651-CT ducat Fr-2206
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This specimen was lot 2009 in Sincona sale 25 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$13,588 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Friedrich Wilhelm, 1640-1688 Ducat 1651. CT, Berlin. Armored elector standing almost right with shouldered scepter, left hand on his hip. Rv. Crowned shield, the date 16-51 above, on either side the mintmark C-T (Christian Thauer, Warden in Berlin 1651-1658). Of great rarity. Good very fine. Slightly bent."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.45 g.
Catalog reference: Bahrfeldt 37b. Fr-2206, KM 251.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Rarities, Auction 25, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
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