View source for Eichstatt 1738 ducat Fr-910

[[Image:Eichstatt S26-02647Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 26, lot 2647]]
[[Image:Burgau 1547.jpg|550px|thumb|Eichstatt, north of Ingolstadt and east of Ansbach, c. 1547]]

This specimen was lot 2647 in Sincona sale 26 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,235 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Johann Anton II. von Freyberg, 1736-1757 Dukat 1738. St. Willibald auf Sockel. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön.'' (bishopric of Eichstatt, John Anthony II of Freyburg, 1736-57, ducat of 1738, obverse: St. Willibald standing. Very fine or better.)"</blockquote> In 1738, the bishop of Eichstatt issued two different ducats honoring Sts. Willibald and [[Eichstatt 1738 ducat Fr-911|Walburga]], saints as obscure as the state that issued them.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.46 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Cahn 121, Fr-910, KM 60.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* 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. 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 26,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015. 

''Link to:''
* [[Eichstatt 1633 goldgulden Fr-903]]
* [[Hohenlohe-Neuenstein-Weikersheim 1737-N ducat Fr-1337]]
* [[Eichstatt 1738 ducat Fr-911|1738 ducat, St. Walburga]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1738]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Eichstatt]]

[[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 24, 25, 26, 27]]