Saxony 1638-SD 2 ducats Fr-2682
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This specimen was lot 25176 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. 2 Ducats, 1638-SD. Dresden Mint. Johann Georg I. PCGS AU-53. Lightly handled and exceptionally original, this multiple Ducat presents a charming and handsome overall appearance, with just a slight degree of waviness observed in the planchet. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1628-54 but, like most Saxon gold issues, remains rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, 26 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-2682; KM-400.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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