Prussia 1716-HFH 1/4 ducat Fr-2345

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Künker sale 353, lot 3260

This specimen was lot 3260 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,784 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm I. der Soldatenkönig, 1713-1740. 1/4 Dukat 1716, HFH, Magdeburg. Das Brustbild teilt die Vorderseitenumschrift und am Ende mit BORVS ·. Münzmeister Heinrich Friedrich Halter. GOLD. RR Prachtexemplar. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion UBS 47, Zürich 1999, Nr. 873. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William I, the Soldier King, 1713-40, quarter ducat of 1716, Magdeburg mint.)"

Another quarter ducat (KM 131) with a bare bust exists. Both were struck in 1714 and 1716.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,87 g.

Catalog reference: KM 132, Fr-2345; v. Schr. 174; Olding 366 (this example).

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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