Saxony 1697 2 ducats Fr-2826
This specimen was lot 3804 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,196 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Friedrich August I. 1694-1733 (August der Starke). 2 Dukaten 1697, Dresden, auf seine Krönung zum König von Polen in Krakau. GOLD. Kl. Randfehler, sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Augustus the Strong, 1694-1733, double ducat of 1697, Dresden mint, on his coronation as king of Poland in Cracow. Small rim flaw, very fine.)"
This double ducat, issued to celebrate the elector's coronation as king of Poland, is accompanied by a single ducat (Fr-2827). Augustus' seizure of the Polish throne embroiled him in wars which bankrupted Saxony.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6,89 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-2826; Kahnt 243, KM 699.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- 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.
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