Prussia 1755-B friedrichs d'or Fr-2400

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Sincona sale 46, lot 120

This specimen was lot 120 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Brandenburg/Prussia, Friedrich II. 1740-1786. Friedrichs dor 1755 B, Breslau. Brustbild im Harnisch mit Hermelin und Ordensband mit Kreuz nach rechts. Rv. Gekrönter Adler auf Schild mit B zwischen Waffen, im Abschnitt die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 55. Fehlte in der Slg. Killisch von Horn. Äusserst seltener Jahrgang. Fast sehr schön. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1752, Breslau mint. Obverse: armored bust with sash and cross to right; reverse: crowned eagle with shield between piled arms, mintmark dividing date below. Extremely rare date, About very fine.)"

Altho Frederick began his reign by minting ducats, in 1741 he switched to friedrichs d'or, a renamed version of the wilhelm d'or minted by his father. The early issues are rare but the coin later came to be quite common and was imitated by other North German states as a five thaler gold coin. This rare friedrichs d'or of 1750-57 and 1764 instituted the use of the "B" mintmark for the Breslau mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6.49 g.

Catalog reference: Olding 413b (unlisted date), Kluge 43.3 (unlisted date), Fr-2400, KM 948 (listed under Silesia).

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.
  • [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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