Mainz 1636 ducat Fr-1649

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Künker sale 386, lot 4713

This specimen was lot 4713 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,098 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Anselm Casimir Wamboldt von Umstadt, 1629-1647. Dukat 1636, Mainz. GOLD. R Leicht gedrückt, sehr schön. (archbishopric of Mainz, Anselm Casimir Wamboldt von Umstadt, 1629-47, ducat of 1636, Mainz mint. Rare, slightly bent, very fine.)"

This scarce type was also struck in 1638.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.36 g.

Catalog reference: KM 66, Slg. Walther 251; Fr-1649; Slg. Pick -.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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]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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