Denmark 1709 ducat Fr-212
This specimen was lot 1131 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €13,200 (about US$14,628 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Glowing Ducat With Commendable Strike Quality, DENMARK. Ducat, 1709. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik IV. NGC MS-62. Mintmaster: Christian Wineke. EXTREMELY RARE with only a very few in private collections, this Ducat featuring an alternating pattern of crowned arms and monograms delivers a charming eye appeal with rich luster and well articulated details. The nearly Choice surfaces radiate, with the overall appearance of the coin being close to a prooflike example. Evidence of marking or handling is limited, leaving a wholesome and largely intact surface quality. Ex: Johan G. Guildal Collection (Private Sale - 1918); later published by the Danish Numismatic Society as item 2219 in his collection. Ex: Alfred Benzon Collection (Copenhagen - 5/1887) Lot # 2172. Ex: Johan Andreas Ferdinand Wolff Collection (Copenhagen 3/1882) Lot # 1296"
In 1709, the king also had struck another single ducat (Fr-224) with a shield reverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-212; KM-485; Hede-14; Sieg-43; Schou-4; Bruun-7360.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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