Wurttemberg 1794-FH CH ducat Fr-3604
This specimen was lot 283 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €12,000 (about US$15,568 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, Ludwig Eugen, 1793-1795. Dukat 1794, Stuttgart. LUDOV . EUGEN . D . G . DUX WIRTEMB . & T . Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel, dem Jagdordensstern und der Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies//PRO MAXIMA DEI GLORIA & BONO PUBLICO . Mit dem Fürstenhut bedecktes, sechsfeldiges Wappen (Teck, Reichssturmfahne, Mömpelgard / Limpurg, Heidenheim, Justingen) mit dem Wappen von Württemberg als Mittelschild, umher die Jagdordenskette und die Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies, unten die geteilten Signaturen F . H . (Daniel Friedrich Heuglin, Münzmeister in Stuttgart 1760-1794) - C . H . (Johann Christian Heuglin, Münzmeister in Stuttgart 1783-1808) sowie die geteilte Jahreszahl I7 - 94 .. GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Nur wenige Exemplare geprägt. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldtönung, winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich. Auf dem vorliegenden Dukaten wurde das Wappen um die Grafschaft Limpurg und die Herrschaft Justingen erweitert. (Germany, duchy of Württemberg, Louis Eugene, 1793-95, ducat of 1794, Stuttgart mint. Obverse: armored and mantled bust rightwith order chain; reverse: six-fold coat of arms (Teck, Reichssturmfahne, Mömpelgard, Limpurg, Heidenheim, Justingen) with the coat of arms of Württemberg as the escutcheon, with the prince's hat above, the hunting order chain and the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece around, below the initials F . H . (Daniel Friedrich Heuglin, mint master in Stuttgart 1760-1794) and C . H . (Johann Christian Heuglin, mint master in Stuttgart 1783-1808) as well as the date. Extremely rare, only a few examples minted. Attractive example with a fine gold tint, tiny scratches, extremely fine. On the present ducat, the coat of arms has been expanded to include the county of Limpurg and the rule of Justingen.)"
Ludwig Eugen succeeded his brother Karl Eugen in 1793, to be succeeded in 1795 by another brother Frederick Eugen, who also only reigned two years. It was Ludwig Eugen's nephew Frederick who would get himself promoted to king and greatly expand the Wurttemberger domain.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.
Catalog reference: KM 454, Klein/Raff 454; Fr-3604.
- 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 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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