Denmark 1746-A 2 ducats Fr-257

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Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection, lot 1143
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This specimen was lot 1143 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €50,400 (about US$55,853 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Stunning Gem Mint Double Ducat from Chinese Gold Featuring a Galley, DENMARK. 2 Ducats, 1746. Copenhagen Mint. Frederik V. NGC MS-65. Mintmaster: I. M. Wineke. Engraver: Magnus Gustavus Arbien (A). It goes without saying that this Double Ducat produced from gold sourced by the Danish Asiatic Trading Company from Qing China is EXTREMELY RARE. The reverse features the banner of the Asiatic Company set upon a Roman style galley, presenting an artful and stylized rendition of work of the Danish Asiatic Company. This Gem glitters with a notable brilliance, with enticing frosting on the devices and nicely mirrored fields. Some copper spots are noted on this tremendous Gem example of a type that should suffer no shortage of popularity."

Frederik V was an alcoholic and a libertine popular because of his pacific foreign policy and his rejection of the dull Pietism of his father, Christian VI. The year of his accession saw the issue of five different ducats (Fr-252, Fr-254, Fr-256, Fr-258, Fr-264) and four different double ducats (Fr-251, Fr-253, Fr-257, shown here, Fr-263).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.98 g, 0.979 fine gold, this specimen 6.91 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-257; KM-556; Hede-6; Sieg-27; Schou-5; Bruun-7605.

Source:

  • 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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