View source for Bamberg 1753 ducat Fr-171

[[Image:Bamberg 1753 ducat obv Stacks 110-646.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's]]
[[Image:Bamberg 1753 ducat rev Stacks 110-646.jpg|300px|thumb]]
[[Image:Bamberg 1789 Putzgers atlas 1905.jpg|400px|thumb|Bishopric of Bamberg in 1789, from Putzger's 1905 atlas]]

This specimen was lot 646 in Stack's "Vermuele, Ward & Mexico Maxico" sale (New York, January 2010), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[German States, Bamberg|GERMAN STATES. BAMBERG]]. Bishop Franz Conrad von Stadiun-Thannhausen, 1753-1757. Ducat, 1753. Homage of the Bishopric. Bust l. in clerical garb. Rv. Seven-fold Arms under five crests, Chronogram date forms part of the legend Astrae Longos ConCeDat RegIMInIs Annos: 'May the Stars Allow Long Years (of Reign).' Both sides of this late Bamberg issue show flashing prooflike fields, obverse displays minuscule field tics. MS-62 PL (NGC)."  The SCWC mentions this as a one year type, along with KM 121, KM 135 and KM 147, each issued on the occasion of the coronation of a new bishop.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-171, KM 119. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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>Kraljevich, John, and Frank Van Valen, ''The Vermuele, Ward & Mexico Maxico Collections,'' New York: Stack's, 2009.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.

''Link to:''
* [[Bamberg 1750-CGL ducat Fr-170|1750-CGL ducat]]
* [[Julich-Berg 1751 ducat Fr-1414]]
* [[Breslau 1752 ducat Fr-530|Breslau 1752 ducat]]
* [[Bamberg 1753 3 kreuzer|1753 3 kreuzer, death of Johann Philipp Anton]]
* [[Cologne 1753-GH S ducat Fr-777]]
* [[Hesse-Darmstadt 1755 ducat]]
* [[Bamberg 1757 3 kreuzer|1757 3 kreuzer, death of Franz Konrad]]
* [[Bamberg 1757 ducat Fr-172|1757 ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1753]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Bamberg]]

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