Saxony 1630 4 ducats Fr-2699

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Sincona sale 77, lot 2190

This specimen was lot 2190 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 10,000 CHF (about US$12,138 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GERMANY | Sachsen, Herzogtum, ab 1547 Kurfürstentum, ab 1806 Königreich | Albertiner. Johann Georg I. 1615-1656. 4 Dukaten 1630, Dresden. Auf die 100-Jahrfeier der Übergabe der Augsburger Konfession. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. Minimal gewellt. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George I, 1615-56, four ducats of 1630, Dresden mint, on the centennial of the Augsburg Confession. Very rare, Good very fine, Slightly wavy planchet.)"

The SCWC also mentions a silver thaler (Dav-7606), two thalers (Dav-7604), three thalers (Dav-7603), a gold ducat (Fr-2702) and double ducat (Fr-2701). We may safely say that the Elector regarded the centennial of the Augsburg Confession as an important occasion.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14 g, 0986 fine gold, this specimen 13.82 g.

Catalog reference: Clauss/Kahnt 309. Fr-2699, KM A421.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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