View source for Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1684-IGW 1/4 ducat Fr-2966

[[Image:K352-2130.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 352, lot 2130]]

This specimen was lot 2130 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,670 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, SACHSEN-GOTHA, HERZOGTUM, Friedrich I. allein, 1675-1680-1691. 1/4 Dukat 1684, Gotha. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Saxe-Gotha, Frederick I alone, 1675-1680-1691, quarter ducat of 1684, Gotha mint. Extremely rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> Saxe-Altenburg, one of the many splinters of ducal Saxony, was formed in 1573 and lapsed several times before its final extinction after World War One. One of its permutations, [[German States, Saxe-Gotha|Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg]], survived 1680-1826. This type is listed for 1682 and 1684.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.86 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 30, Fr-2966; Steguweit 51. 

''[[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. 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. 

''Link to:''
* [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1673-MR thaler Dav-7459|1673-MR thaler]]
* [[Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1687-IGW thaler Dav-7465A|1687-IGW thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1684]]

[[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]]