Kempten 1692 ducat Fr-1423
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This specimen was lot 2163 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 7,500 CHF (about US$9,104 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GERMANY | Kempten, Abtei. Rupert II. von Bodman, 1678-1728. Dukat 1692, Augsburg. Äusserst selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, abbey of Kempten, Rupert II of Bodman, 1678-1728, ducat of 1692, Augsburg mint. Extremely rare, Very fine-extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1692-95. Both the abbey and the city struck coins, some fairly common, but all of the gold is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.44-3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 30, Haertle 209. Forster 429. Fr-1423.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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