View source for Brandenburg-Ansbach 1624 ducat Fr-319

[[Image:Brandenburg K336-6495.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 336, lot 6495]]

This specimen was lot 6495 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$4,973 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG IN FRANKEN, BRANDENBURG-ANSBACH, MARKGRAFSCHAFT, Joachim Ernst, 1603-1625. Dukat 1624 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1623 geändert), Fürth. GOLD. Sehr selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' ([[Germany]], margraviate of [[German States, Brandenburg|Brandenburg]]-Ansbach, Joachim Ernest, 1603-25, ducat of 1624/3, Furth mint. Very scarce in this condition, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1609, 1619-24 along with a goldgulden (KM 10).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.40 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 6, Fr-319; Slg. Wilm. -; Slg. Grüber (Auktion Künker 267) 4107. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Brandenburg-Ansbach 1620 thaler Dav-6227|1620 thaler]]
* [[Brandenburg-Ansbach 1623-F 2 pfenning|1623-F 2 pfenning]]
* [[Brandenburg-Ansbach 1623 thaler Dav-6233|1623 thaler]]
* [[Brandenburg-Ansbach 1623-CS thaler Dav-6232|1623-CS thaler]]
* [[Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1624-HDE thaler Dav-6265]]
* [[Brandenburg-Bayreuth 1629 ducat Fr-368]]
* [[Brandenburg-Ansbach 1630 ducat Fr-328|1630 ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1624]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 335, 336]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]