View source for Augsburg 1730 ducat Fr-88

[[Image:K352-1729.jpg|550px|thumb|from Künker sale 352, lot 1729]]

This specimen was lot 1729 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,400 (about US$4,732 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''AUGSBURG, STADT, Dukat 1730, auf die 200-Jahrfeier der Übergabe der Augsburger Konfession. GOLD. R Winz. Kratzer, vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Augsburg|city of Augsburg]], ducat of 1730, on the bicentennial of the Augsburg Confession. Rare, minor scratches, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This one year type is rather scarce. The date is in a chronogram on the reverse.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. 

''Specification:''  3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,39 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 139, Forster 106; Fr-88; Slg. Whiting 363; Slg. Opitz 2793. 

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

''Link to:''
* [[Augsburg 1726-B ducat Fr-89|1726-B ducat, Karl VI]]
* [[Augsburg 1737-M ducat Fr-92|1737-M ducat, Karl VI]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1730]]

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