Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1675 ducat Fr-3216
This specimen was lot 1686 in Sincona sale 94 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 7,000 CHF (about US$9,702 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Schlesien-Liegnitz-Brieg, Herzogtum. Georg Wilhelm, 1672-1675. Dukat 1675, Brieg. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich. Minimal gewellt und winzige Prüfspur am Rand. (Germany, duchy of Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg, George William, 1672-75, ducat of 1675, Brieg mint. Very rare, Extremely Fine, Slightly wavy flan and tiny test mark on edge.)"
Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland. The three brothers, Ludwig, Georg and Christian, issued a series of gold coins 1651-62 but thereafter each brother issued his own. Georg issued this ducat 1674-75. The line lapsed in 1675.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.40 g.
Catalog reference: KM 525, F.u.S. 1963, Fr-3216.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 94: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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