Saxe-Eisenach 1716 ducat Fr-2917
This specimen was lot 30094 in Heritage sale 3029 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $12,925. The catalog description[1] noted, "Desirable One-Year Type Saxe-Eisenach. Johann Wilhelm gold Ducat 1716, MS61 NGC. Obv. Four Crowned cruciform JW monograms with small coat of arms. Rev. Crane. An extremely rare, one-year type, and the finest of only two examples that we can trace (including this piece). Johann Wilhelm was Duke of Saxe-Eisenach and came from the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin. Ex: "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green Estate' Partnership of Eric P Newman / B.G. Johnson." This and a ducat of 1700 (Fr-2916) are the only gold issues mentioned in Friedberg for this locale, which later became Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, .985 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM-59, Fr-2917, Merseb.-4082.
- 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]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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