Wurttemberg 1733 1/4 carolin Fr-3586

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Künker sale 386, lot 6141

This specimen was lot 6141 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €400 (about US$517 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, Eberhard Ludwig, 1693-1733. 1/4 Karolin 1733, Stuttgart. GOLD. Fast sehr schön. (duchy of Wurttemberg, Eberhard Louis, 1693-1733, quarter carolin of 1733, Stuttgart mint. About very fine.)"

The duke of Württemberg introduced the carolin d'or and its half and quarter in 1731. They were quickly imitated by other south German states, including Wurzburg, Pfalz, Hesse and Cologne. An imperial decree of 1736 banned their production by reason of the low fineness of gold. Some lords attempted to surreptitiously issue backdated coinage but eventually production ended. This type was struck 1731-33. Eberhard's successor Karl Alexander continued the denomination until 1736.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.42 g, 0.770 fine gold, this specimen 2.39 g.

Catalog reference: KM 320, Fr-3586; Klein/Raff 29.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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