Brandenburg 1686-LCS ducat Fr-2231
This specimen was lot 1015 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 20,000 CHF (about US$26,428 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Brandenburg-Preussen, Markgrafschaft, 1417 Kurfürstentum, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1640-1688. Dukat 1686, Berlin. Goldausbringen in Guinea. Guinea-Dukat. Mit der Münzmeistersigantur LCS (Lorenz Christoph Schneider, Münzmeister in Berlin 1682-1701). Äusserst selten. NGC AU55. Exemplar der Auktion Künker 300, Berlin, Februar 2018, Los 46. (Germany, electorate of Brandenburg, Frederick WIlliam, 1640-88, "guinea" ducat of 1686, Berlin mint. Extremely rare, about uncirculated.)"
This rare type is listed for 1686-88. Ducats for 1686 include KM 471 (bust/arms), KM 492/Fr-2215, KM 504 (bust/ship), KM 522.2 (arms in palm wreath), KM 528/Fr-2231 (shown here) and KM 529 (bust/ship).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.44 g.
Catalog reference: von Schrötter 142. Müseler Nachtrag 8 1/3d, KM 528, Fr-2231.
- 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, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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