View source for Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-BID ducat Fr-690

[[Image:K354-5203.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5203]]

This specimen was lot 5203 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$11,134 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBÜTTEL, FÜRSTENTUM, Ludwig Rudolf, 1731-1735, seit 1714 in Blankenburg. Dukat 1735, Braunschweig, auf seinen Tod am 1. März. Büste r.//Sieben Zeilen Schrift, darunter drei Rosetten und die Signatur · B · I · D · (Bernhard Julius Dedekind, Münzmeister in Braunschweig 1732-1742). GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Vorzüglich. Aus der Sammlung eines Ingenieurs. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 42, Osnabrück 1998, Nr. 3846.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]], Louis Rudolf, 1731-35 (duke in Blankenburg since 1714), ducat of 1735, Brunswick mint, on his death on March 1. Obverse: bust right; reverse: seven line inscription, below three rosettes and mintmaster's initials. Extremely rare, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> August William was succeeded by his brother Ludwig Rudolf in 1731 and Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel and Brunswick-Blankenburg were merged once again. This rare ducat was issued on Ludwig's death.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,42 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 885, Welter 2441; Fr-690. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. 

''Link to:''
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1733-D BID ducat Fr-683|1733-D BID ducat, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1733 ducat Fr-683|1733 ducat]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1734-IAB 1/4 thaler|1734-IAB "wild man" quarter thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1734-S ducat Fr-667|1734-S ducat]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-IAB 4 mariengroschen KM-809|1735-IAB 4 mariengroschen, wild man reverse, Ludwig Rudolph]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-IAB 4 mariengroschen KM-861|1735-IAB 4 mariengroschen, leaping stallion reverse, Ludwig Rudolph]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-IAB 6 mariengroschen|1735-IAB 6 mariengroschen, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-IAB 12 mariengroschen KM-866|1735-IAB 12 mariengroschen, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-IAB 24 mariengroschen KM-868|1735-IAB 24 mariengroschen, leaping stallion, Ferdinand Albrecht]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-IAB 24 mariengroschen KM-869|1735-IAB 24 mariengroschen, wild man, Ferdinand Albrecht]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-IAB 24 mariengroschen KM-870|1735-IAB 24 mariengroschen, wild man, Karl I]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-BID thaler Dav-2140|1735-BID thaler, leaping stallion]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-IAB thaler Dav-2142|1735-IAB thaler, leaping stallion]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-IAB thaler Dav-2143|1735-IAB thaler, wild man reverse]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1735-BID thaler Dav-2144|1735-BID thaler, death of Ferdinand Albrecht II]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1736-IAB thaler Dav-2146|1736 "leaping stallion" thaler]]
* [[Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1738-BID ducat Fr-716|1738-BID ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1735]]

[[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]]