View source for Breslau 1706 1/8 ducat Fr-348

[[Image:S66-01805.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 66, lot 1805]]

This specimen was lot 1805 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$4,213 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HEILIGES ROMISCH REICH, Joseph I. 1705-1711. 1/8 Dukat 1706, Breslau. Einseitig. Stempelschneider Georg Hoffmann. Wardein Franz Nowack. Sehr selten. Fast FDC.'' ([[Austria]], Joseph I, 1705-11, one-eighth ducat of 1706, Breslau mint, uniface. Very rare, About uncirculated.)"</blockquote> The Bishopric of [[German States, Breslau|Breslau]] was an ecclesiastical state in Silesia and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client from 1526 until its conquest by Frederick the Great in 1741. Breslau issued a long series of ducats and multiple ducats, all rare. This uniface type is listed for 1706-10; conventional two sided ⅛ ducats (KM 723) were struck at the same time.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 0.44 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.41 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 720 (listed under Silesia), Friedensburg/Seger 770. Herinek 104. Fr-348. 

''[[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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Breslau 1690 1/8 ducat Fr-298|1690 uniface ⅛ ducat]]
* [[Silesia 1696 1/12 ducat Fr-300|1696 1/12 ducat]]
* [[Breslau 1707 1/12 ducat Fr-349|1707 1/12 ducat]]
* [[Breslau 1710 1/8 ducat Fr-355|1710 uniface ⅛ ducat]]
* [[Breslau 1710 1/12 ducat Fr-349|1710 1/12 ducat]]
* [[Breslau 1711 1/12 ducat Fr-349|1711 1/12 ducat]]
* [[Breslau 1711 1/6 ducat Fr-346|1711 1/6 ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1706]]

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