Hesse-Darmstadt 1817 ducat Fr-1229
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This specimen was lot 25254 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Medallic Issues. Hesse-Darmstadt. Gold Medallic Ducat, 1817. NGC MS-61. By H. Roessler. Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Reformation. Obverse: Cloaked bust of Martin Luther left; Reverse: Legend in six lines. Highly mirrored and pleasingly frosted upon the devices, this Reformation-related type radiates with great appeal and a charming strike. From the Augustana Collection." This medallic issue is not mentioned in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-1229; cf. Brozatus-1216 (silver); Whiting-546.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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