Munsterberg-Oels 1551 ducat Fr-3230
This specimen was lot 52085 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $13,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Silesia-Munsterberg-Oels. Ducat, 1551. Reichenstein Mint. Joachim, Heinrich II, Johann, Georg. NGC MS-63★. Simply impressive to behold, this Ducat offers a supremely attractive example, being fully struck up and only marginally handled. The surfaces is semi-prooflike, with razor sharp reflectivity in the fields. An example that will undoubtedly capture the attention of any collector focused on quality European coinage." This type was struck almost continuously 1537-52 yet is rare despite the many years of production. Johann, the last of the brothers, died in 1565. The line lapsed on the death of his son Karl Christoph in 1569.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.49 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB29, Fr-3230; Schulten-2360.
- 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.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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