Denmark 1715-CW ducat Fr-221
This specimen was lot 2035 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,752 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DÄNEMARK, KÖNIGREICH Frederik IV., 1699-1730. Kurant-Dukat (2 Rixdaler) 1715, Kopenhagen. Münzmeister Christian Wineke (der Jüngere). GOLD. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Sammlung Münzen und Medaillen aus adeligem Privatbesitz. (kingdom of Denmark, Frederick IV, 1699-1730, ducat courant of 1715, Copenhagen mint. Very rare date, about extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1714-16 along with a half ducat courant (Fr-222) and a double ducat courant. Worth two speciedaler or twelve mark, it was lighter and lower in fineness than a traditional ducat. The "D.M.A." on the reverse stands for "DOMINVS MIHI ADIVTOR", meaning "Aid me O Lord".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.87 g, 0.875 fine gold, 20.1 mm diameter, this specimen 2,86 g.
Catalog reference: KM 508, Fr-221; Hede 31 (R).
- 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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