Hesse-Darmstadt (1740) ducat Fr-1225
This specimen was lot 2305 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$965 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Hessen-Darmstadt, Landgrafschaft, Ludwig VIII. 1739-1768. Dukat o. J. (um 1750), Darmstadt. Sogenannter Hirschdukat. Stempel von Conrad Heinrich Küchler. Selten. Fast sehr schön. Fassungsspuren. (Germany, landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Louis VIII, 1739-68, undated ducat, Darmstadt mint, the so-called "stag" ducat. Rare, About very fine, Traces of mounting.)"
This type, along with Fr-1226 featuring a boar, is not listed in the SCWC, perhaps excluded on the grounds of being a medal. It is a charming design and one should not be small-minded if one can afford a specimen such as this.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .109 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.34 g.
Catalog reference: Schütz 3130, Hoffmeister 3921, Fr-1225, KM unlisted.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018..
- 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.
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