View source for Cologne 1668 ducat Fr-768

[[Image:Sincona 103-0302.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona Auction 103, lot 302]]

This specimen was lot 302 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,677 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Köln, Stadt, Dukat 1668, Köln. Mit dem Titel Leopolds I. Selten. Sehr schön. Leicht gewellt.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Cologne|city of Cologne]], ducat of 1668, Cologne mint, struck in the name of Leopold I. Rare, Very Fine, Slightly wavy flan.)"</blockquote> The archbishopric of Cologne, like Mainz and Trier, was an ecclesiastical state along the river Rhine whose ruler was one of the Electors of the Empire. The city of Cologne itself, however, was independent of the archbishop and struck this ducat in 1659-64, 1668 and 1672.

''Recorded mintage:'' 2,271.

''Specification:'' 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.44 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Noss 444, KM 358, Fr-768. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 
* 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>Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, ''SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

''Links to:''
* [[Cologne 1638 thaler Dav-5171|city of Cologne 1638 thaler]]
* [[Cologne 1688 thaler Dav-5153]], ''sede vacante''
* [[Coins and currency dated 1668]]

[[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 103, 104, 105]]