Saxony 1684-CF ducat Fr-2750

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from Künker sale 352, lot 2098

This specimen was lot 2098 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €9,500 (about US$13,221 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Johann Georg III. 1680-1691. Dukat 1684, Dresden. GOLD. Selten, besonders in dieser Ehaltung. Vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George III, 1680-91, ducat of 1684, Dresden mint. Scarce in this quality, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1681-87, 1690-91 along with a half ducat (Fr-2751).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 581, Fr-2750; Clauß/Kahnt 570.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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