Breslau 1630-ET 2 ducat Fr-470
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This specimen was lot 274 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 5,750 CHF (about US$7,205 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Breslau, Stadt, 2 Dukaten 1630. Auf die Huldigung Schlesiens an seinen Sohn Ferdinand (III.). Mit Titel Ferdinands II. Selten. Vorzüglich. Leicht gewellt und kleine Kratzer. (Germany, city of Breslau, double ducat of 1630, on the pledge of loyalty to Ferdinand III. Rare, Extremely fine, Slightly wavy flan and some small scratches.)"
This rare issue was accompanied by a single ducat (Fr-471).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.92 g.
Catalog reference: KM 293, F.u.S. 3489. Fr-470.
- 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 sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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