Denmark (1670-99) ducat Fr-192

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1016

This specimen was lot 1016 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,983 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"EUROPÄISCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · DÄNEMARK, KÖNIGREICH Christian V., 1670-1699. Dukat o. J., Kopenhagen. GOLD. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldpatina, winz. Kratzer, fast vorzüglich. (kingdom of Denmark, Christian V, 1670-99, undated ducat, Copenhagen mint. Attractive example with fine gold patina, hairlines, about extremely fine.)"

This undated semi-medallic piece was accompanied by a double ducat (Fr-191) and a half ducat (Fr-193). Numista attributes this to 1675.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 3,45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 445, Fr-192; Hede 7.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
  • 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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