View source for Saxony 1697 2 ducats Fr-2828

[[Image:Saxony K336-6608.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 336, lot 6608]]

This specimen was lot 6608 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,664 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich August I. 1694-1733 (August der Starke). 2 Dukaten 1697, Leipzig, auf seine Krönung zum König von Polen in Krakau. GOLD. RR Beschnittener Rand, sonst fast vorzüglich. Der beschnittene Rand erklärt das verringerte Gewicht gegenüber einem Doppeldukaten von ca. 6,90 g.'' ([[Germany]], electorate of [[German States, Saxony|Saxony]], Frederick Augustus, 1694-1733, double ducat of 1697, Leipzig mint, on his coronation as king of Poland in Cracow. Rare, clipped but about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type comes in two varieties: KM 701 (with the king's name spelled out, shown here) and KM 700 (with the king's name as FRID·AUG·). The second is the more expensive.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 5,61 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 701, Fr-2828 a; Kahnt 245. 

''[[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>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:''
* [[Saxony 1696-IK 1/4 ducat Fr-2771|1696-IK quarter ducat]]
* [[Saxony 1696 2 ducats Fr-2774|1696 double ducat]]
* [[Saxony 1697-IK 1/4 thaler|1697-IK quarter thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1697-EPH 1/3 thaler|1697-EPH ⅓ thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1697-IK 2/3 thaler KM-655|1697-IK ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1697-IK thaler Dav-7652|1697-IK thaler, round format]]
* [[Saxony 1697 thaler Dav-7654|1697 klippe thaler]]
* [[Saxony 1697-IK ducat Fr-2770|1697-IK ducat, Dresden mint]]
* [[Saxony 1697-EPH ducat Fr-2799|1697-EPH ducat, Leipzig mint]]
* [[Saxony 1697 ducat Fr-2827|1697 ducat, on his election as king of Poland]]
* [[Saxony 1697-IK ducat Fr-2830|1697-IK ducat, on his coronation as king of Poland]]
* [[Saxony 1697 2 ducats Fr-2826|1697 double ducat, elector on horseback]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1697]]

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