View source for Mainz 1680-MF 2 ducats Fr-1663

[[Image:K386-04752.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 386, lot 4752]]

This specimen was lot 4752 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €28,000 (about US$36,182 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Anselm Franz von Ingelheim, 1679-1695. 2 Dukaten 1680, MF, Mainz. * ANS (Raute) FRAN (Raute) D (Doppelraute) G (Raute) AR (Raute) EPS (Raute) MOG (Raute) S (Raute) R (Raute) I (Raute) P (Raute) G (Raute) A · P : E Brustbild r. in geblümtem Ornat, mit glattem Kragenumschlag// DEXTERA DOMINI EX ALTAVITME 1680 Mit Krummstab, Kreuzstab und Schwert bestecktes, vierfeldiges Wappen (Mainz/Ingelheim), am Anfang der Rückseitenumschrift Münzmeisterzeichen gekreuzte Zainhaken zwischen M - F (Matthias Fischer, Münzmeister in Mainz 1652-1682). GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Vorzüglich.'' (archbishopric of [[German States, Mainz|Mainz]], Anselm Francis of Ingelheim, 1679-95, double ducat of 1680, Mainz mint. Obverse: bust right in episcopal robes with flat collar; reverse: quartered arms of Mainz and Ingelheim with crozier, cross and sword behind. Extremely rare, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The archbishops of Mainz were prolific issuers of gold coins in the late middle ages but output dropped in the late fifteenth century, never to recover. The archbishops issued a variety of gold coins in the seventeenth century but none are common. This is the only double ducat for Anselm Francis. There is also a single ducat ([[Mainz 1684-AL ducat Fr-1664|Fr-1664]]).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 7.0 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.91 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 183, Slg. Walther 397; Fr-1663; Slg. Pick -. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>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. 

''Link to:''
* [[Mainz 1679-MF 30 kreuzer|1679-MF 30 kreuzer]] = half gulden
* [[Mainz 1679-MF 60 kreuzer|1679-MF 60 kreuzer]] = gulden
* [[Mainz (1679) thaler Dav-5567|(1679) thaler, peace of Nijmegen]]
* [[Mainz 1680-MF 60 kreuzer|1680-MF 60 kreuzer]] = gulden
* [[Mainz 1680-MF thaler Dav-5569|1680-MF thaler]]
* [[Mainz 1682-MF 5 ducats Fr-1662|1682-MF 5 ducats]]
* [[Mainz 1684-AL ducat Fr-1664|1684-AL ducat]]
* [[Mainz 1685-VBW thaler Dav-5569|1685-MF thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1680]]

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