Muri 1720 ducat Fr-333

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Sincona sale 59, lot 3002

This specimen was lot 3002 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 8,000 CHF (about US$9,689 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Aargau | Muri, Abtei. Placidus von Zurlauben. 1684-1723. Dukat 1720. Sehr selten. PCGS AU55. (Switzerland, canton of Aargau, abbey of Muri, Placidus von Zurlauben. 1684-1723, ducat of 1720. Very rare, about uncirculated.)"

The SCWC and Friedberg list only two coins from this locale, this ducat and an even rarer five ducats (Fr-332). The abbey was secularized in 1802.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM 5, D.T. 967, HMZ 2-12a. Fr-333.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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