Julich-Berg 1750-AK 2 ducats Fr-1415

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Künker sale 352, lot 1937

This specimen was lot 1937 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €11,000 (about US$15,309 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"JÜLICH-KLEVE-BERG, JÜLICH-BERG, HERZOGTUM, Karl Theodor, 1743-1799. 2 Dukaten 1750, Düsseldorf. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit Hermelinmantel//Drei aneinandergelehnte Wappen in gekrönter Kartusche, am unteren Wappen die Kette des Hubertusordens mit Kreuz. GOLD. RR Vorzüglich +. Erworben 1940 bei der Firma Adolph Hess Nachf. Frankfurt am Main. (Germany, duchy of Julich-Berg, Charles Theodore, 1743-99, double ducat of 1750, Dusseldorf mint. Obverse: armored bust right with ermine mantle; reverse: triple arms in crowned cartouche, Order of St. Hubert with cross below. Rare, extremely fine or better. Bought from Adolph Hess in 1940.)

1750 wurde zum ersten Mal nach 11 Jahren wieder in Düsseldorf geprägt, und zwar nur Dukaten und 1/4 Stüber. Um den Bedarf zu decken, wurden zwei Graveure mit dem Schneiden der Stempel beauftragt: Marmé in Kleve und Schäffer in Mannheim. Marmés Stempel entsprechen mehr dem barocken Stil mit der reich dekorierten Büste, während Schäffers Produkte sich schon dem zierlicheren Rokoko zuwenden. Münzmeister war in dieser Zeit Anton Kamphausen. (In 1750 coining resumed in Düsseldorf for the first time in 11 years, tho only ducats and 1/4 stüber were struck. In order to meet the demand, two engravers were commissioned to cut the dies: Marmé in Kleve and Schäffer in Mannheim. Marmé's dies correspond more to the baroque style with the richly decorated bust, while Schäffer's products are already turning to the more delicate Rococo. The mint master at this time was Anton Kamphausen.)"

The native dynasty of dukes, which ruled Julich, Berg, Mark and Cleve, fell extinct in 1609. Brandenburg and Pfalz-Neuburg fought a war over the inheritance and eventually partitioned it, Julich-Berg going to Pfalz-Neuberg, which ruled it until the French Revolution. At the Congress of Vienna, it passed to Prussia. Charles Theodore, duke of Julich-Berg, was also count of the Palatinate and elector of Bavaria after 1777.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.00 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.97 g.

Catalog reference: KM 202, Fr-1415; Noss 952.

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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Julich-Berg_1750-AK_2_ducats_Fr-1415&oldid=601816"