Mainz 1638 ducat Fr-1649
This specimen was lot 3695 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,483 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Anselm Casimir Wamboldt von Umstadt, 1629-1647. Dukat 1638, Mainz. Slg. Walther 261 var. GOLD. RR Hübsche Goldpatina, leicht gewellt, sehr schön +. Exemplar der Slg. Eric P. Newman, Heritage World Coin Auction, New York 2014, Nr. 30545. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Anselm Casimir Wamboldt von Umstadt, 1629-1647, ducat of 1638, Mainz mint. Rare, handsome patina, lightly bent, very fine or better.)"
This scarce type was struck 1636 and 1638.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,43 g.
Catalog reference: KM 66, Fr-1649.
- 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.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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