Saxony 1695-IK 2 ducats Fr-2766

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Künker sale 406, lot 4054

This specimen was lot 4054 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €17,000 (about US$22,306 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich August I. 1694-1733 (August der Starke). 2 Dukaten 1695, Dresden. Geprägt mit den Stempeln des 1/8 Reichstalers. “FR - ID · AUGUST · D · G · DUX · - SAXON · I · CL · M · ANGR · & · W ·Brustbild r. in Kurornat, in der Rechten Schwert, davor Kurhut auf einem Tisch//SAC · ROM · IMP · ARCHIMARS · ET · ELECT · (Münzzeichen: gekreuzte Pfeile) · 1695 · Unter Kurhut drei Wappenschilde, unten zu den Seiten die Signatur I - K (Johann Koch, Münzmeister in Dresden 1688-1698). GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit feinem Prägeglanz, min. gewellt, vorzüglich. (electorate of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I "the Strong", 1694-1733, double ducat of 1695, Dresden mint, struck using dies for a one-eighth thaler. Obverse: bust right in electoral robe holding a sword, an electoral cap on the table; reverse: capped arms, engraver's initials below. Extremely rare, attractive example with fine luster, slightly wavy, extremely fine.)"

This rare type was struck only in 1695. A double ducat with the mounted figure of the elector (KM 673) also exists. This example realized over 3½ times the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.91 g.

Catalog reference: KM 672, Fr-2766; Kahnt 35.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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