Rostock 1783-FS-FB ducat Fr-2596
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This specimen was lot 3840 in Sincona sale 9 (Zürich, October 2012), where it sold for 4,200 CHF (about US$5,312 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Rostock, Stadt Dukat 1783. Titel Josef II. Stadtwappen auf Eichenzweigen. Rv. Gekrönter, nimbierter Doppeladler mit Reichsapfel auf der Brust. Gutes vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Rostock, ducat of 1783, in the name of Joseph II; obverse: city arms; reverse: crowned, nimbate, double headed eagle with "reich apple" on the breast. Good extremely fine.)"
Another extremely rare issue.
Recorded mintage: 200.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,48 g.
Catalog reference: Kunzel 237. Fr-2596, KM 127.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 9, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
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- 1796 ducat
- Coins and currency dated 1783
- return to coins of German States, Rostock