Wurttemberg 1736-FB 1/4 carolin Fr-3591
This specimen was lot 2171 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,454 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, Karl Alexander, 1733-1737. 1/4 Karolin 1736, Stuttgart. GOLD. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Württemberg, Charles Alexander, 1733-37, quarter carolin d'or of 1736, Stuttgart mint. Very fine to 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 (KM 336) and quarter carolins (shown here). Enough have survived that collectively they are the most common Wurttemberger gold coin of the eighteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.43 g, .770 fine gold, this specimen 2.30 g.
Catalog reference: KM 342.1, Fr-3591; Klein/Raff 181.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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.
- [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.
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