Erfurt 1646 2 ducats Fr-928
This specimen was lot 1170 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$7,196 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Erfurt, Stadt | Schwedische Besatzung, Christina, 1632-1654 2 Dukaten 1646. Erfurt oder Riga. Sehr selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Erfurt, Swedish occupation, Christina, 1632-54, double ducat of 1646, Very rare, Very fine-extremely fine.)"
The SCWC mentions an accompanying issue of one and ten ducat pieces (KM 88 and KM 90). We follow the lead of Friedberg and the SCWC in filing this under Erfurt, not Riga.
Recorded mintage: unknown but few.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 6.82 g.
Catalog reference: KM 92, AAJ 34a. Fr-928.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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