Frankfurt 1654 ducat Fr-976
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This specimen was lot 163 in Sincona sale 69 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 1,050 CHF (about US$1,394 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Frankfurt. Dukat 1654. Attraktives vorzüglich mit Prägeglanz. Leichte Überprägungsspuren. (Germany, city of Frankfurt, ducat of 1654. Attractive extremely fine with mint luster, Traces of an overstrike.)"
The SCWC divides this issue into two subtypes: eagle's head right (KM 104.2, shown here), struck 1649-60 and 1666, and eagle's head left (KM 104.1), struck 1646-49 and 1652-54.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.43 g.
Catalog reference: KM 104.2, J.u.F. 475, Fr-976.
- 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 69, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and Chinese Banknotes, Part 1, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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