Stolberg 1762-IEVC ducat Fr-3345
This specimen was lot 3827 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €5,500 (about US$7,105 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"STOLBERG-STOLBERG UND STOLBERG-ROSSLA, GRAFSCHAFTEN (DIE JÜNGERE STOLBERGER HAUPTLINIE AUS DER TEILUNG VON 1645) Friedrich Botho zu Stolberg-Rossla und Karl Ludwig zu Stolberg-Stolberg, 1761-1768. Dukat 1762, Stolberg. Zwölfendiger Hirsch mit erhobenem rechten Vorderlauf steht nach l. vor gekrönter Säule//Dreifach behelmtes, mehrfeldiges Wappen, zwischen der Helmzier die geteilte Jahreszahl 1 - 7 - 6 - 2, unten zu den Seiten die geteilte Signatur I · E · - V · C (Julianus Eberhard Volkmar Claus, Münzmeister in Stolberg 1750-1765). GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Attraktives, vorzügliches Exemplar. (counties of Stolberg-Stolberg and Stolberg-Rossla, joint rule of Frederick Botho and Charles Louis, 1761-68, ducat of 1762, Stolberg mint. Twelve point stag with raised right foreleg standing left before winning column // triple helmeted, manifold arms; in the crest, the split date 1 - 7 - 6 - 2, down to the sides of the divided signature I·E· - V·C (Julian Eberhard Volkmar Claus, Master of the Mint in Stolberg 1750-1765). Very rare, attractive extremely fine.)"
This type is mentioned for 1762-66.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.45 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-3345; Friederich 1954, KM 254 (listed under Stolberg-Stolberg).
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
- 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.
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