Mainz 1738 ducat Fr-1675
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This specimen was lot 3745 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €4,800 (about US$6,201 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ERZBISTUM Philipp Karl von Eltz-Kempenich, 1732-1743. Dukat 1738. GOLD. R Vorzüglich. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Philipp Karl von Eltz-Kempenich, 1732-1743, ducat of 1738, scarce, extremely fine.)"
This type is listed for 1759-60. Like the other gold issues of this archbishopric, it is rare, tho less so than most others.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 268, Slg. Walther 504; Fr-1675.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
Link to:
- Mainz 1730 6 ducats Fr-521 for Breslau and Mainz
- 1732 groschen, death of Franz Ludwig
- 1732 quarter thaler, death of Franz Ludwig
- 1743 groschen, death of Philipp Karl
- 1743 1/8 thaler, death of Philipp Karl
- 1745 double ducat
- Mainz 1760 ducat Fr-1679
- Coins and currency dated 1738
- return to coins of German States, Mainz