Russia 1752 ducat Fr-111

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Künker sale 400, lot 616

This specimen was lot 616 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €26,000 (about US$33,730 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RUSSLAND, KAISERREICH, Elisabeth, 1741-1761. Dukat 1752, Moskau, Roter Münzhof. Gekröntes Brustbild r.//Der heilige Andreas steht v. v. mit Kreuz, zu den Seiten Jahreszahl. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Nur 9.398 Exemplare geprägt. Min. gewellt, leichte Bearbeitungsspuren, sehr schön. (empire of Russia, Elizabeth, 1741-61, ducat of 1752, Moscow, Red Mint. Obverse: crowned bust right; reverse: St. Andrew standing, with his cross, date below. Extremely rare, only 9,398 examples struck, slightly wavy, lightly tooled, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1749-53 along with KM C30.2, which has an eagle reverse. Both are rare and expensive.

Recorded mintage: 9,398.

Specification: 3.47 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.40 g.

Catalog reference: KM C31.1, Bitkin 39 (R2); Diakov 256 (R2); Fr-111.

Source:

  • Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
  • Harris, Robert P., Guidebook of Russian Coins, 1725 to 1970, Santa Cruz, CA: Bonanza Press, 1971.
  • 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, Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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