Frankfurt 1711 2 ducats Fr-989
This specimen was lot 6085 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €3,400 (about US$4,394 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANKFURT, STADT, 2 Dukaten 1711, auf die Krönung Karls VI. zum römischen Kaiser in Frankfurt. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Kl. Probierspuren am Rand, leicht gewellt, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 155, Osnabrück 2009, Nr. 3830. (city of Frankfurt, double ducat of 1711, on the coronation of Charles VI as Roman emperor in Frankfurt. Extremely rare, small mount mark on edge, slightly wavy, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This one year type is expensive in all grades.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6,93 g.
Catalog reference: KM 178, Förschner 176; Forster 775; J. u. F. 683; Fr-989.
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- 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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
Link to:
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