Stralsund 1641-CS ducat Fr-3368

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Sincona sale 90, lot 1104
Pomerania in 1648, with Stralsund opposite the island of Rugen

This specimen was lot 1104 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 3,600 CHF (about US$4,757 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DEUTSCHLAND Stralsund, Stadt. Dukat 1641, Stralsund. Münzmeister Caspar Sievers. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Westfälsiche Auktionsgesellschaft 70, Dortmund, April 2014, Lot 2342. Exemplar der Auktion Künker 141, Osnabrück, Juni 2008, Lot 4248. Exemplar der Auktion Künker 32, Osnabrück, 1996, Lot 4546. (Germany, city of Stralsund, ducat of 1641, Stralsund mint. Rare, About extremely fine.)"

Stralsund, in the duchy of Pomerania, was a member of the Hanseatic League but fell under Swedish rule 1637-1815, when the port passed to Prussia. While some of the minors are listed fairly inexpensively, all the gold coins are rare, including this type of 1638-55.

Recorded mintage: unknown but the rarest date.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.41 g.

Catalog reference: KM 102, AAJ 2, Bratring 83, Fr-3368.

Source:

  • Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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