Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1661-EW ducat Fr-3208
This specimen was lot 20660 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it sold for $576. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg. Ducat, 1661-EW. Brieg Mint. Christian. NGC VF Details--Holed. Obverse: Crowned bust right; Reverse: Coat-of-arms with three helmets, legend reading: SUFFICIT MIHI GRA-TIA TUA DOMINE. Despite the past hole and subsequent break, the important details remain legible. EXTREMELY RARE as a type, with the last offering of the broader type, which shows an entirely different reverse legend, bringing €2900 hammer in a 2004 Kunker auction. That appearance, while admittedly much nicer, highlights the rarity of this piece even more. As such, any serious German gold collector should jump at the opportunity to acquire this issue, as the opportunity may not present itself again for ages. From the Estate of Ray H Corvin." Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland. Other ducats for 1661 include also KM 401, 458, 459, 460, 462.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.19 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-3208; KM-461.
- 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, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.
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