Lubeck 1710 1/4 ducat Fr-1487
This specimen was lot 4022 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €700 (about US$919 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LÜBECK, STADT, 1/4 Dukat 1710, mit dem Abzeichen des Bürgermeisters Johann Westken. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Goldpatina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (city of Lubeck, quarter ducat of 1710. Extremely rare, handsome gold patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"
As the city of Lubeck was a republic, not a monarchy, there was no need to periodically update the ruler's portrait. The standing knight design is strongly reminiscent of Dutch ducats of the same period. The SCWC lists sixteen dates known over the period of 1679-1728 yet, despite what seems substantial production, the type is very rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,83 g.
Catalog reference: KM 110, Behrens 583; Fr-1487.
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- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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