Saxony 1696-IK 1/4 ducat Fr-2771

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Künker sale 439, lot 2500

This specimen was lot 2500 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €4,200 (about US$5,778 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Friedrich August I., 1694-1733 (August der Starke). 1/4 Dukat 1696, Dresden. GOLD. RR Vorzüglich. (electorate of Saxony, quarter ducat of 1696, Dresden mint. Very rare, extremely fine.)"

This rare type was struck 1696 only and accompanied a five ducats (Fr-2769), single ducat (Fr-2770), half ducat (Fr-2772) and another quarter ducat (Fr-2773).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.87 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0,85 g.

Catalog reference: KM 678, Fr-2771; Kahnt 82.

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.

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