Nurnberg 1632 2 ducats Fr-1927

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Künker sale 354, lot 5077

This specimen was lot 5077 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €7,500 (about US$10,438 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEDEN, KÖNIGREICH, Gustav II. Adolf, 1611-1632. 2 Dukaten o. J. (1634), vermutlich Stockholm, auf seinen Tod in der Schlacht bei Lützen am 6. November 1632. Auswurfmünze zur Bestattung des Königs am 22. Juni 1634. Münzmeister Markus Kock. Geharnischtes Brustbild fast v. v. mit umgelegter Feldbinde, zu den Seiten MAGNUS - AUGUSTUS//Verzierte Tafel, darin sechs Zeilen Schrift, oben und unten je ein geflügelter Engelskopf. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Fassungsspuren, leichte Korrosionsspuren, sehr schön. (kingdom of Sweden, Gustavus II Adolf, 1611-32, undated double ducat, probably Stockholm mint, on his death in the battle of Luetzen in November 1632 and the return of his body to Sweden in June 1643. Obverse: armored and mantled bust left; reverse: six line inscription, angel's head above. Extremely rare, mount mark, corrosion spots, very fine.)"

The Swedish king, regarded as the savior of Protestantism in Germany, was killed at the battle of Lützen in 1632. Many Protestant states and ciites issued coins and medals honoring him. Altho the auctioneers have listed this under Sweden, and it may have actually been made there, both Friedberg and the SCWC list this under Nurnberg. The auctioneers noted this as undated when it actually bears the date 1632, altho it may have been made later.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6,82 g.

Catalog reference: KM 125, Ahlström -; Fr-1927 ("Rare", listed under Nürnberg); Hagander -; Hildebrand I, S. 188, 182.

Source:

  • Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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