Denmark 1708 ducat Fr-212

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2033

This specimen was lot 2033 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,302 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DÄNEMARK, KÖNIGREICH Frederik IV., 1699-1730. Dukat 1708, Kopenhagen. Münzmeister Christian Wineke (der Jüngere). GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön +. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Denmark, Frederick IV, 1699-1730, ducat of 1708, Copenhagen mint. Extremely rare, very fine or better.)"

In addition to this rare type, the king also had struck another ducat (KM 484) featuring Ft. Christiansborg. Wikipedia comments,

"While Denmark's trading posts in India were of little note, it played an important role in the highly lucrative Atlantic slave trade, through its trading outposts in Fort Christiansborg in Osu, Ghana through which 1.5 million slaves were traded. While the Danish colonial empire was sustained by trade with other major powers, and plantations – ultimately a lack of resources led to its stagnation."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.979 fine gold, 20.8 mm diameter, this specimen 3,46 g.

Catalog reference: KM 485, Fr-212; Hede 14.

Sources:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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, 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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