Saxony 1693-IK 1/2 ducat Fr-2759

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from Künker sale 352, lot 2100

This specimen was lot 2100 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$11,134 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Johann Georg IV. 1691-1694. 1/2 Dukat 1693, Dresden. GOLD. RR Winz. Kratzer, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, John George IV, 1691-94, half ducat of 1693, Dresden mint. Very rare, small scratches, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1691-94, along with a quintuple ducat and a single ducat (Fr-2758).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1,68 g.

Catalog reference: KM 630, Fr-2759; Clauß/Kahnt 649.

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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