Cologne 1575 ducat Fr-813

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Sincona sale 18, lot 1428

This specimen was lot 1428 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 1,300 (about US$1,713 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Dukat 1575. Deutz. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, archbishopric of Cologne, ducat of 1575, very fine to extremely fine.)"

The archbishopric of Cologne, like Mainz and Trier, was an ecclesiastical state along the river Rhine whose ruler was one of the Electors of the Empire.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,48 g.

Catalog reference: Noss 85. Fr-813.

Source:

  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
  • Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd Ed. Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.

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