Stolberg-Stolberg 1647-IK ducat Fr-3323

Sincona sale 54, lot 237

Stolberg in 1789, with Wernigerode to the northwest near Halberstadt

This specimen was lot 237 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 2,500 CHF (about US$2,975 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Stolberg-Stolberg, Grafschaft, Johann Martin, 1638-1669. Dukat 1647, Rottleborde. Sehr selten. Attraktives sehr schönes Exemplar. (Germany, county of Stolberg-Stolberg, John Martin, 1638-69, ducat of 1647, Rottleborde mint. Very rare, Attractive very fine specimen.)"

This rare type was also struck in 1649.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.40 g.

Catalog reference: KM 82, Friederich 657. Fr-3323.

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
• 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.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

Link to:

• 1647-IK thaler
• 1649-IK ducat
• 1652-IK thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1647
• return to coins of German States, Stolberg