Poland 1660-GBA 2 ducats Fr-89
This specimen was lot 4403 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $114,000. The catalog description[1] noted, "Impressive John Casimir 1660-GBA 2 Ducats, From the Mint in Lviv, POLAND. 2 Ducats, 1660-GBA. Lviv Mint. John Casimir. PCGS AU-58. This Polish beauty struck during the reign of John Casimir has an attractive muted look to the surfaces, with more brilliant patches shining through. A slight doubling is visible on the portrait and legends, which is not uncommon for Polish issues from this period. The reverse legend is inscribed with the initials GBA short for Giovanni Battista Amuretti, the leaseholder for the Lviv mint. Very light evidence of wear on the hair of the portrait determines the grade, yet the surfaces remains free from noteworthy marks and nicks. From the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection." This type was struck 1659-61 with initials TLB, AT, TT, GBA and NG.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 111.1, Fr-89; Kop-1910; H-C-5911 (R5).
- 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, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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