Prussia 1713-HFH ducat Fr-2324

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1476

This specimen was lot 1476 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €11,000 (about US$15,576 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH Friedrich Wilhelm I., der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. Dukat 1713 HFH, Magdeburg. Büste r. mit Lorbeerkranz//Der preußische Adler fliegt l. zur Sonne empor, unten die Signatur · H F H · (Heinrich Friedrich Halter, Münzmeister in Magdeburg 1698-1719) und die Jahreszahl 1713 ·. GOLD. R Sehr attraktives, sauber ausgeprägtes Exemplar mit feiner Goldpatina, vorzüglich + Im Prägejahr dieses reizvollen Dukaten, 1713, verbot der Soldatenkönig die Hexenprozesse in Preußen. Folter und Todesstrafe durften nur noch auf besondere Anordnung des Königs angewandt werden. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, ducat of 1713, Magdeburg mint. Obverse: laureate bust right; reverse: the Prussian eagle flies toward the sun, initials and date below. Rare, very attractive, well struck specimen with a fine gold patina, extremely fine or better. In the year this charming ducat was struck, 1713, the Soldier King banned witch trials in Prussia. Torture and the death penalty were only permitted upon special order of the king.)"

Because 1713 was a transition year between two kings, an unusual number of ducats were struck (KM 89, 91, KM 114, KM 115, KM 116 (shown here), 117) in a country that normally struck little gold.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 3.49 g, 0.937 fine gold, this specimen 3,47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 116, Fr-2324; v. Schr. 134 leicht var; Olding 340 a.

Sources:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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