View source for Bern (1710)-DB 8 ducats Fr-149

[[Image:Bern Sincona 39-4554.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 39, lot 4554]]

This specimen was lot 4554 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 65,000 CHF (about US$77,955 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Bern, 8 Dukaten o. J. (um 1710). Von grösster Seltenheit. Vorzüglich. Winz. Randfehler.'' (canton of Bern, undated eight ducats. Of the highest rarity. Extremely fine. Minor edge nick.)"</blockquote> This enormous coin is accompanied by four ([[Bern (1710)-DB 4 ducats Fr-153|KM 78]]), five ([[Bern (1710)-DB 4 ducats Fr-153|KM 72]]), six ([[Bern (1710)-DB 6 ducats Fr-151|KM 79]]), seven ([[Bern (1710)-DB 7 ducats Fr-150|KM 80]]) and ten ducats (KM 81).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 28 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 27.57 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' D.T. -, HMZ 2-205a, Fr-149, KM 77. 

''[[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.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, ''Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart,'' Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

''Link to:''
* [[Bern 1697 ducat Fr-139|1697 ducat]]
* [[Bern 1701-DB 5 ducats Fr-163|1701 5 ducats, bear holding cartouche]]
* [[Bern (1710)-DB 4 ducats Fr-153|(1710) quadruple ducat]]
* [[Bern (1710)-DB 5 ducats Fr-152|(1710) quintuple ducat]]
* [[Bern (1710)-DB 6 ducats Fr-151|(1710) 6 ducats]]
* [[Bern (1710)-DB 7 ducats Fr-150|(1710) septuple ducat]]
* [[Bern (1710)-DB 9 ducats Fr-148|(1710) 9 ducats]]
* [[Bern (1710)-DB 10 ducats Fr-147|(1710) 10 ducats]]
* [[Bern 1714 1/2 ducat Fr-173|1714 half ducat]]
* [[Bern 1717 10 kreuzer|1717 10 kreuzer]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1710]]
* return to coins of [[Switzerland, Bern|Bern]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 37, 38, 39, 40]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]