Saxe-Weimar 1654 1/2 ducat Fr-3021
This specimen was lot 1173 in Sincona sale 73 (Zürich, November 2021), where it sold for 3,600 CHF (about US$4,632 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND | Sachsen-Weimar, Herzogtum. Wilhelm IV. 1640-1662. 1/2 Dukat 1654, Weimar. Selten. Vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Weimar, William IV, 1640-62, half ducat of 1654, Weimar mint. Rare, Extremely fine.)"
The duchy of Saxe-Weimar, first erected around 1565 with the breakup of Ernestine Saxony, went thru several extinctions and creations, "Old", "Middle" and "New". It became Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach when the duke added Eisenach to his domain and the state survived until the end of World War One. This is a one year type.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.71 g.
Catalog reference: KM 35, Koppe 310. Fr-3021.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2021.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
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