Luneburg (1613-37) ducat Fr-1527
This specimen was lot 4026 in Goldberg sale 41 (Beverly Hills, May 2007), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Lüneburg. Goldgulden, ND (1650). No ruler name. Obv: St. John standing, holding lamb, rampant lion in shield at feet. Leg: :MONETA: -- LVNEBEVR: Reverse: Crescent moon with profile face right within beaded circle. Leg: *VISITAVIT:ROS:ORIEN:EX:ALTO: NGC graded AU-55. Luneburg, translated, means city of the moon. Hence, the crescent moon design. Few of this type were minted, and even less survived. A great opportunity." This undated type is now listed in the SCWC under German States--City of Luneburg but we have filed it under Brunswick-Luneburg, the surrounding duchy. Tho catalogued as a goldgulden, it is the same size and weight as a ducat and we have categorized it as such.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.42 grams, 22.67 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-1527; KM-39.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 41: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2007.
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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