Prussia 1713-IFS ducat Fr-2318

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Künker sale 353, lot 3244

This specimen was lot 3244 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €6,500 (about US$9,046 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. Dukat 1713, IFS, Berlin. Das Brustbild mit Lorbeerkranz und umgelegtem Ordensband, am Rand Signatur L. Münzmeister Jobst Friedrich Sauerbrey. Stempelschneider Christian Friedrich Lüders. GOLD. RR Sehr schön +. Exemplar der Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 283, Frankfurt/Main 1974, Nr. 622. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, ducat of 1713, Berlin mint. Obverse: laureate bust with order sash, initial "L" on edge. Very rare, very fine or better.)"

This rare type is listed in the SCWC as 1713-L/FS but the mintmaster's initials are clearly "IFS" on the reverse. All of Friedrich Wilhelm's ducats are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 115, Fr-2318; v. Schr. 8; Olding 291 a; Kluge 4.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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