Saxony 1748-FWoF ducat Fr-2845

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Sincona sale 26, lot 2816

This specimen was lot 2816 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Sachsen, Kurfürstentum, Friedrich August II. 1733-1763 Dukat 1748. Dresden Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick Augustus II, 1733-63, ducat of 1748, Dresden mint. Very rare date, very fine.)"

This type was struck steadily 1735-63 yet is today rarer than most of the commemorative ducats struck in the same period.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: Kahnt 508. Fr-2845, KM 887.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.

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