Mainz 1667-MF ducat Fr-1656
This specimen was lot 1017 in CNG Triton XXIX (New York, January 2026), where it sold for $2,082.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY, Mainz (Archbishophric). Johann Philipp von Schönborn. 1647-1673. AV Dukat. Mm: crossed axes. Dated 1667 MF. Armored bust right / Coat-of-arms surmounted by elector’s cap and cross; sword and crozier behind. In NGC encapsulation 8419259-001, graded MS 62. Top Pop." Johann Philipp von Schönborn (1605–1673) was a committed pluralist, being the archbishop-elector of Mainz (1647–1673), the bishop of Würzburg (1642–1673), and the bishop of Worms (1663–1673). He was a principal negotiator of the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 which ended the Thirty Years War. Altho Friedberg merges most of the ducats of this prelate into Fr-1656, the SCWC divides them as follows: KM 105 (1650-51), KM 106 (1652-53), KM 107 (1652-61), KM 116 (1663-64), KM 118 (bust right, 1667-68 and 1670).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 20 mm diameter, 3.46 g, 12 h axis.
Catalog reference: KM 118; Friedberg 1656.
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- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Gasvoda, Michael, Victor England, Eric McFadden, Dave Michaels, Bill Dalzell and Lance Hickman, Triton XXIX, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, LLC, 2025.
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