Mainz 1644-ET 2 ducat Fr-1646

Goldberg sale 90, lot 3479

This specimen was lot 3479 in Goldberg sale 90 (Los Angeles, January 2016), where it sold for $969.37. The catalog description^[1] noted, "German States: Mainz. 2 Ducats, 1644. Anselm Kasimir von Umstadt, 1629-1647. Bust right. Reverse: Crowned arms. Slightly uneven flan. Extremely Fine." Friedberg lists this type for 1642-47 and notes it as fairly available for a double ducat, normally very rare. Mainz was badly ravaged by the Thirty Years War.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, .221 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM 89, Fr-1646.

Source:

• 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 90: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

Link to:

• 1641 ducat
• 1642 half thaler
• 1642-MG thaler
• 1642 thaler, on the hope for peace
• 1642-MG ducat
• 1644-ET double thaler
• 1645 ducat
• 1647-ET double ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1644
• return to coins of German States, Mainz