Frankfurt 1710-IF 2 ducats Fr-985

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Künker sale 294, lot 3624

This specimen was lot 3624 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKFURT, STADT, 2 Dukaten 1710. Doppelter Sturmdukat. GOLD. RR Fassungsspuren, überarbeitet, sehr schön. (Germany, city of Frankfurt, double "storm" ducat of 1710. Rare, mount mark, tooled, very fine.)"

Two types of double ducats are noted for 1710, the other (Fr-986) a storm blasting a castle. Both are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6,93 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-985; J. u. F. 606 a, KM 167.

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.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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