Saxony 1695-IK ducat Fr-2770

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Künker sale 439, lot 2498

This specimen was lot 2498 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,630 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Friedrich August I., 1694-1733 (August der Starke). Dukat 1695, Dresden. Brustbild r. in Kurornat, in der Rechten Schwert, davor Kurhut auf einem Tisch//Gekrönter Löwe steht nach l., in der Rechten Pranke Schwert, die Linke auf den kursächsischen Wappenschild gelegt, unten in der Umschrift die Signatur I - (gekreuzte Pfeile) - K (Johann Koch, Münzmeister in Dresden 1688-1698). GOLD. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Min. gewellt, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (electorate of Saxony, Augustus I, 1694-1733, ducat of 1695, Dresden mint. Obverse: bust right in electoral robe with the electoral cap on a table; reverse crowned lion rampant left, holding a sword in one paw and supporting the capped arms of Saxony, mintmaster's initials below. Very rare in this quality, lightly waved, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1695-97. A similar design was used on a five ducats (Fr-2769), quarter ducat (Fr-2771), half ducat (Fr-2772) and another quarter ducat (Fr-2773).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 671, Fr-2770; Kahnt 56.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Saxony_1695-IK_ducat_Fr-2770&oldid=632045"