Hesse-Cassel 1727-GLC 3 ducat
This specimen was lot 29750 in Heritage sale 3042 (Long Beach, September 2015), where it sold for $3,525. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hesse-Cassel. Charles I gold 3 Ducat 1727-GCL AU58 NGC. By Gabriel Le Clerc. Featuring the head of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, this gold multiple was struck to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the University of Marburg which was founded in 1527. While a striking of this type in silver is available from time to time, the gold variation is extremely rare. Showing little wear on the high-relief devices, and with much original luster still glistening throughout the surfaces." This type is unlisted in the SCWC or Friedberg. It may be a medal. Frederick I was also king of Sweden and spent most of his reign there.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 513 (4 ducat), Fr-unlisted.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3042, featuring the Read and Bob Bennett Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2015.
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