Rheinau 1723 ducat Fr-358
This specimen was lot 30295 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $4,112.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Rheinau. Gerold II von Zurlauben gold Ducat 1723, MS61 NGC. Obv. Triple helmeted coat of arms with the date below. Rev. St. Fintan standing. This coin was issued to celebrate the 74th birthday, and 27th year of reign, of the Abbott. Well-struck, with full mint brilliance and a slightly wavy flan. Very scarce. Ex: 'Colonel' E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson." The abbey of Rheinau lies, as its name implies, on the river Rhine in the canton of Zurich near Schaffhausen. Coinage was sporadic and ceased after 1723.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 6, Fr-358.
- 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.
- Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Stuart Levine and Bruce Lorich, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3029, featuring Selections from the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part III, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2013.
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