Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1660-EW ducat Fr-3207
This specimen was lot 2433 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 4,500 CHF (about US$5,342 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Schlesien-Liegnitz-Brieg, Herzogtum. Christian, 1639-1672 Dukat 1660. Selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg, Christian, 1639-72, ducat of 1660. Rare, Very fine-extremely fine.)"
Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland. In addition to this type, the duke also struck Fr-3200 and Fr-3202 ducats in 1660.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 3.5 g, .986 gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.45 g.
Catalog reference: Friedensburg/Seger 1895. Fr-3207, KM 449.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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