Saxony 1787-IEC ducat Fr-2872
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This specimen was lot 6134 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$3,101 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich August III. (I.), 1763-1806-1827. Dukat 1787, Dresden. GOLD. Fast vorzüglich. (electorate of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III, 1763-1827, ducat of 1787, Dresden mint. About extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1779-90. It is probably the most common Saxon ducat.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1005, Fr-2872; Kahnt 1047.
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- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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