Wurttemberg 1735-FB 1/2 carolin Fr-3590

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Künker sale 336, lot 6634

This specimen was lot 6634 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,701 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, Karl Alexander, 1733-1737. 1/2 Karolin 1735, Stuttgart. GOLD. Fast vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Württemberg, Charles Alexander, 1733-37, half carolin d'or of 1735, Stuttgart mint. about extremely fine.)"

The carolin d'or, introduced in the 1730's along with the Bavarian maximilian d'or, established the vogue for self-titled gold coins inspired by the French louis d'or. The duke of Württemberg also issued half (shown here, struck 1734-36) and quarter carolins. Enough have survived that collectively they are the most common Württemberger gold coin of the eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.85 g, 0.770 fine gold, this specimen 4.87 g.

Catalog reference: KM 336, Fr-3590; Klein/Raff 171.

Source:

  • 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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