Stolberg-Stolberg 1796-Z ducat Fr-3352
This specimen was lot 2151 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €7,000 (about US$9,742 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"STOLBERG-STOLBERG UND STOLBERG-ROSSLA, GRAFSCHAFT, Karl Ludwig zu Stolberg-Stolberg, allein, 1796-1810. Dukat 1796, Stolberg. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Leicht gewellt, sehr schön. Erworben 1957 von privat. (Germany, county of Stolberg, Charles Louis of Stolberg-Stolberg ruling alone, 1796-1810, ducat of 1796, Stolberg mint. Extremely rare, slightly wavy, very fine.)"
This is the only gold coin of this ruler and is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.43 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-3352; Friederich 2063.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
Link to:
- Stolberg 1762-IEVC ducat Fr-3345 joint issue of Stolberg-Stolberg and Stolberg-Rossla
- Stolberg-Wernigerode 1768-EFR ducat Fr-3360
- Stolberg-Stolberg 1796-EHAZ 1-1/3 thaler Dav-2809
- Coins and currency dated 1796