Pfalz-Simmern 1577 ducat Fr-2051
This specimen was lot 1198 in Jean Elsen sale 116 (Brussels, March 2013), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,873 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, PALATINAT-SIMMERN-SPONHEIM, Richard (1569-1598), AV ducat, 1577, Simmern. Droit: RICHA D G C- PA- RHE DVX BA Le comte palatin debout de face, en armure, tenant son épée sur l'épaule. Revers: MO NO AVRE- SIMERENSIS Ecu écartelé de Palatinat-Bavière, entre 7-7. Rare. Petit coup au droit. Superbe (Germany, County of Palatinate-Simmern-Sponheim, Richard (1569-98), gold ducat of 1577, Simmern mint. Obverse: armored figure standing, holding a sword, legend around; reverse: quartered arms of Pfalz and Bavaria divide "77". Rare, small edge bump, extremely fine.)"
The Palatinate, on the border with France, was divided several times. The Pfalz-Simmern line, founded 1410, expired in 1685 and the county passed to Pfalz-Neuburg.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: Slg. Noss 299; Slg. Memmesheimer 2643; Fr-2051.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 116, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2013.
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