Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1656 ducat Fr-3200
This specimen was lot 25213 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $8,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Silesia: Liegnitz-Brieg. Ducat, 1656. Brieg Mint. Georg, Ludwig & Christian. NGC MS-62. Seemingly a bit conservatively graded, this resoundingly alluring and brilliant specimen yields an enchanting strike and great overall appeal, all while artfully presenting the busts of the three brothers on the obverse. From the Augustana Collection." Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland. This type was struck 1653-62 and is considered among the more common gold issues of this state, which lapsed in 1675.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-3200; KM-401.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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