Saxony 1617 ducat Fr-2663

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Ponterio sale 168, lot 40131
photo courtesy Stack's-Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 40131 in Ponterio sale 168 (Philadelphia, August 2012), where it sold for $2,760. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Ducat, 1617. NGC MS-63. Johann Georg I (1615-56). Centennial of the Reformation commemorative." This issue is accompanied by a thaler (Dav-7595), double thaler (Dav-7594), triple thaler (Dav-7593), quadruple thaler (Dav-7592), double ducat (Fr-2662) and quadruple ducat (Fr-2661).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-2663; KM-109.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

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