Danzig 1628-SB ducat Fr-10

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2182

This specimen was lot 2182 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €26,000 (about US$35,768 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"POLEN, DANZIG Stadt. Dukat 1628, mit Titel Sigismunds III. (1587-1632). + MONE · AVREA · CIVI · GEDANENSIS · 1628 : Zwei Löwen halten das mit Lorbeerzweigen verzierte Stadtwappen, unten die Signatur S - B (Stanislaw Berman, Münzmeister in Danzig 1618-1635)// · SIGIS : III · D : G : REX · POL : M : D : L · R · PR · Gekröntes und geharnischtes Brustbild Sigismunds III. r. mit umgelegtem Mantel und Ordenskette. In US-Plastikholder der PCGS mit der Bewertung AU 58 (39580981). GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 350, Osnabrück 2021, Nr. 97. (kingdom of Poland, city of Danzig, ducat of 1628, struck in the name of Sigismund III, 1587-1632. Obverse: two lions support the city arms, adorned with laurel branches; the mintmasters initials below; reverse: crowned, armored and mantled bust of Sigismund III with order chain. Graded PGCS AU-58. Extremely rare, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck with several subtypes 1588-1632. Its long run of production make it among the more available Polish ducats. This subtype is listed for 1614, 1619-31.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 21-22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 5.5, Dutkowski/Suchanek 190 II; Fr-10; Kopicki 7539 (R7).

Sources:

  • 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, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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