Erfurt 1645 ducat Fr-929
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This specimen was lot 25265 in Heritage sale 3026 (Long Beach, October 2013), where it sold for $7,050. The catalog description[1] noted, "Christina of Sweden gold Ducat 1645, MS63 NGC, struck in the Latvian City of Riga. Exceptionally well-struck details with original patina, very rare in this elite quality and easily the finest we have seen." The SCWC mentions an accompanying issue of two and ten ducat pieces (KM 92 and 90). We follow the lead of Friedberg and the SCWC in filing this under Erfurt, not Riga.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .111 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-929 (Erfurt), KM 88.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3026, World & Ancient Coins, featuring the RLM Collection, Part Two, the Nogales Collection and the Goetz Medals Die Archive, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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