Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle 1697 ducat Fr-563

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1499

This specimen was lot 1499 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,399 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · BRAUNSCHWEIG-LÜNEBURG-CELLE, FÜRSTENTUM Georg Wilhelm, 1665-1705. Dukat 1697, Celle. GOLD. RR Sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Celle, George William, 1665-1705, ducat of 1697, Celle mint. Very rare, very fine.)"

Georg Wilhelm was the last duke of the Celle line. On his death, the domain passed to Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover. This rare type is listed for 1693 and 1697.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 350, Fr-563; Welter 1560.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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