Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover 1698-HB ducat Fr-590

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from Künker sale 352, lot 1865

This specimen was lot 1865 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €4,600 (about US$6,402 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER, AB 1692 KURFURSTENTUM HANNOVER, Georg I. Ludwig, 1698-1714. Dukat 1698, Clausthal. GOLD. R Leicht gewellt, winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, George Louis, 1698-1714, ducat of 1698, Clausthal mint. Rare, slightly wavy, minor scratches, extremely fine.)"

The duchy was elevated to the status of electorate in 1692. Georg Ludwig, elector 1698-1727, became king of England in 1714. This rare type was struck until 1714. While Brunswick-Luneburg was a profuse issuer of thalers, gold was only struck rarely.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 21, Fr-590; Welter 2129.

Source:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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