View source for Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1611 4 ducat Fr-3160

[[Image:Silesia-L-Brieg S33-02423Q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 33, lot 2423]]

This specimen was lot 2423 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 12,000 CHF (about US$14,245 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Schlesien-Liegnitz-Brieg, Herzogtum. Johann Christian und Georg Rudolf, 1602-1621 4 Dukaten 1611. Reichenstein. Selten. Gutes sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg, John Christian and George Rudolph, 1602-21, four ducats of 1611, Reichenstein mint. Rare, Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This type is noted as struck using half thaler dies. Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare.

''Specification:'' 14 g, .986 gold, .443 troy oz AGW, this specimen 13.86 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Friedensburg/Seger 1466. Fr-3160, KM 136.

''[[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>Jürg Richter, ''Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.

''Link to:''
* [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1610 ducat Fr-3166|1610 ducat]]
* [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1610-CT 2 ducats Fr-3164|1610-CT double ducat]]
* [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1610-CT 3 ducats Fr-3153|1610-CT triple ducat]] 
* [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1610 4 ducats Fr-3152|1610-CT quadruple ducat]]
* [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1610 5 ducat Fr-3151]]
* [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1611 thaler Dav-7715|1611 thaler]]
* [[Munsterberg-Oels 1621-BH 4 ducat Fr-3258]]
* [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1621 6 ducat Fr-3150]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1611]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Silesia]]

[[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]]