Nurnberg (1688)-PHM 10 ducats Fr-1863
This specimen was lot 20364 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $43,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "Extremely Rare City View Medallic 10 Ducats. GERMANY. Nurnberg. Gold Medallic 10 Ducats, ND (1688)-PHM. PCGS Genuine--Repaired, AU Details Gold Shield. By P. H. Mueller. Commemorating the opening of the new city hall. Obverse: City view of Nurnberg; radiant Eye of Providence above; in four lines in exergue, NUMMUS REIP NORIMBERG / NACH DEM ALTEN / SCHROT UND / KORN; Reverse: SUB UMBRA ALARUM, civic goddess seated left on two shield, cradling cornucopia and holding hat on pole; city hall in the background; imperial eagle above, wearing crown and holding scepter and orb. An incredibly RARE medallic issue, this type mimics that struck in silver known as the 'rathaustaler,' and is likely one of just two known examples, the other being the Erlanger specimen selling in October 2008 for a hammer of 54,000 Euros. The damage designation for our piece emanates from some old cleaning, with the surfaces displaying some scattered marks and hairlines. Nevertheless, an exceptional specimen for those building advanced cabinets of gold or medallic issues. Ex: Stack's (1/2008) Lot # 2699. Ex: Hess-Divo 301 (5/2005) Lot # 225."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 35 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 45 mm diameter, 34.62 g.
Catalog reference: KM 208, Fr-1863 (old listing); Erlanger-572.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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