Stolberg-Rossla (1704)-S 1/8 ducat Fr-3332
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This specimen was lot 30926 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $1,200. The catalog description[1] noted, "Stolberg-Rossla. Justus Christian I gold 1/8 Ducat ND (1704) MS64 NGC, Stolberg. A fairly rare and charming little piece, this lustrous near-Gem features a crowned monogram on the obverse and a stag advancing left on the reverse. The first of this type which we have offered." While single, half and quarter ducats are known from many locales, the eighth ducat is unusual. The count issued another one-eighth ducat in 1739 (KM 12), also undated.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.43 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 5, Fr-3332.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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