Mainz (1696)-GFN ducat Fr-1666

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Goldberg sale 41, lot 4028
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles
Künker sale 386, lot 4771

The first specimen was lot 4028 in Goldberg sale 41 (Beverly Hills, May 2007), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Mainz. Ducat, ND (1696). Mintmaster initials, GFN (Geo[r]g Friedrich Nurnberger, in Nuremberg). Lothar Franc, 1695-1729. On the Peace of Ryswick. Concordia seated with corucopia in left arm, crown or wreath of victory in right extened arm. Under figure 'CONCORDIA' Reverse: Arms under canopy. Leg: L.F.D.G.A - &E.M.E.B. NGC graded MS-61. The Peace of Ryswick was signed as an end to the war of the grand alliance. Essentially, the nations of England, Netherlands, Spain, and The Holy Roman Empire united to oppose the expansionist aims of France and Louis XIV. In actuality, the war and the peace treaty accomplished little, yet at the time, was thought of as a great event. Notice that the war was not fought on religious grounds, as two of the Catholic countries opposed Catholic France. The times, they are a changing." The second specimen was lot 4771 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,843 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Lothar Franz von Schönborn, 1695-1729. Dukat o. J. (1696), Nürnberg, für Bamberg, auf den Frieden von Rijswijk. Sechsfeldiges Wappen mit Mittelschild auf Hermelinmantel, darüber Fürstenhut//Sitzende Concordia n. l. mit Kranz und Füllhorn. GOLD. Winz. Stempelfehler am Rand, vorzüglich. (archbishopric of Mainz, Lothar Francis of Schönborn, 1695-1729, undated ducat, Nuremberg mint, for Bamberg, on the Peace of Rijswijk. Obverse: sixfold arms with escutcheon, electoral cap above; reverse: Concord seated with a cornucopia. Minor die defect, extremely fine.)"

The Archbishop issued another ducat the same year celebrating the peace. Lothar Francis was also bishop of Bamberg 1693-1729 and issued coins there as well.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 grams, 20.76 mm diameter. The second specimen is 3,47 g.

Catalog reference: Slg. Walther 484; Fr-1666; Krug 376; Slg. Pick 629; Pax in Nummis 387; KM-220.

Source:

  • [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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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