Prussia 1740 ducat Fr-2366
This specimen was lot 67 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,640 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Brandenburg/Prussia, Friedrich II. 1740-1786. Dukat 1740, Berlin. Auf die Huldigung zu Berlin am 3. August 1740. Kopf nach rechts. Rv. VERITATI/ET/IVSTITIAE, im Abschnitt HOMAG BEROL/D 3 AVG/MDCCXL. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Leicht gewellt. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II, 1740-86, ducat of 1740, Berlin mint, for the homage to Berlin on August 3. Obverse: head right. Very fine-extremely fine, Slightly wavy flan.)"
This type does not seem to be listed in the SCWC, perhaps because of its semi-medallic nature. This and the accompanying ducat for Königsberg (Fr-2365) were the first gold issues of Frederick the Great.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.43 g.
Catalog reference: Olding 374. Kluge 1.1. Fr-2366, KM unlisted.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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