Saxony 1712-EPH ducat Fr-2806
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This specimen was lot 3805 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$3,876 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM Friedrich August I. 1694-1733 (August der Starke). Dukat 1712, Leipzig. GOLD. RR Attraktives Exemplar, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Augustus the Strong, 1694-1733, ducat of 1712, Leipzig mint. Rare, attractive choice extremely fine.)"
This rare type is listed for 1702 and 1712. It was accompanied by a double ducat (Fr-2804).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.41 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-2806; Kahnt 65, KM 736.
- 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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