Prussia 1757-A friedrichs d'or Fr-2392
This specimen was lot 3343 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,742 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Friedrichs d'or 1757, A, Berlin. Mit FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX in der Vorderseitenumschrift und auf der rechten Seite der Waffengruppe 7 Spitzen. GOLD. Äußerst seltener Jahrgang. Winz. Randfehler, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Galerie des Monnaies 25, Düsseldorf 1981, Nr. 103 und der Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 357, Frankfurt/Main 1998, Nr. 2593. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1757, Berlin mint, with "FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX" in the obverse legend and seven spear points on the reverse. Extremely rare date. Minor edge nicks, extremely 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 type was struck 1752-63.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6,68 g.
Catalog reference: KM 272, Fr-2392; Olding 402 c1; Kluge 40.3.
- 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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