Prussia 1706-HFH ducat Fr-2314

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Heritage sale 3029, lot 30085
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Künker sale 400, lot 87

The first specimen was lot 30085 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $5,875. The catalog description[1] noted, "Popular Commemorative Type Prussia. Friedrich Wilhelm & Sophia Dorothea gold Ducat 1706-HFH, Magdeburg mint, MS61 NGC. A lustrous and boldly struck specimen with full definition from the legends to the central hair curls on the conjoined busts. As can be seen on nearly all surviving examples, the flan undulates gently with the largest appearance being evident in the field just to the left of the obverse portraits. A small rim imperfection at 12:00 (likely as struck) is the only visual disruption that catches the eye. A popular type that was struck to commemorate the marriage between Prince (later King) Friedrich Wilhelm and Sophie Dorothea, Princess of Hannover on November 28, 1706." Other ducats for 1706 include KM 28, KM 64 and KM 72. The issue of ducats dwindled after the introduction of the friedrichs d'or to this German state in 1740. The second specimen was lot 87 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €6,000 (about US$7,784 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich (III.) I. 1701-1713. Dukat 1706, HFH, Magdeburg, auf die Hochzeit seines Sohnes, Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm (später König Friedrich Wilhelm I.) mit Sophie Dorothea, Prinzessin von Hannover. GOLD. R Hübsche Goldpatina, sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der westfälischen Privatsammlung „Mehrfachportraits auf Münzen und Medaillen". (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick I, 1701-13, ducat of 1706, Magdeburg mint, on the wedding of his son to Sophia Dorothy of Hannover. Rare, handsome gold patina, very fine to extremely fine.)

Sophie Dorothea, *26.3.1687 in Hannover, war die Tochter des Kurfürsten Georg Ludwig von Braunschweig-Calenberg-Hannover und dessen Gemahlin Sophie Dorothea. Am 16. Juni 1706 kam Friedrich I. als Brautwerber für seinen Sohn Friedrich Wilhelm persönlich nach Hannover. Am 18. Juni wurde dann die Verlobung in festlicher Form verkündet und gefeiert. Als Königin fühlte sich die braunschweigische Prinzessin, die barockem Repräsentationsbedürfnis und barocker Kultur verpflichtet war, am Berliner Hofe ihres puritanischen Gatten nie richtig wohl. Sophie Dorothea starb im Alter von 70 Jahren am 28. Juni 1757 im Schloß Monbijou in Berlin und wurde im Berliner Dom beigesetzt. (Sophie Dorothea, born March 26, 1687 in Hanover, was the daughter of Elector Georg Ludwig of Braunschweig-Calenberg-Hannover and his wife Sophie Dorothea. On June 16, 1706, Frederick I came to Hanover personally as a suitor for his son Friedrich Wilhelm. On June 18th, the engagement was formally announced and celebrated. As queen, the Princess of Braunschweig, who was committed to baroque representation and baroque culture, never really felt at home at the Berlin court of her Puritan husband. Sophie Dorothea died at the age of 70 on June 28, 1757 in Monbijou Castle in Berlin and was buried in Berlin Cathedral.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz, the second specimen 3,44 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-2314, KM 71; v. Schr. 411; Olding 117 b.

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.
  • [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
  • [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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