View source for Silesia 1634-W HR ducat Fr-3109

[[Image:Silesia K294-3754.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 294, lot 3754]]

This specimen was lot 3754 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,696 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHLESIEN, HERZOGTUM, Die schlesischen Stände. Dukat 1634, HR, Breslau. GOLD. R Leichte Bearbeitungsspuren, sehr schön.'' ([[German States, Silesia|Silesian]] estates, ducat of 1634, Breslau mint. Scarce, some evidence of tooling, very fine.)"</blockquote> This rare type is attested in Friedberg but we can't find it in the SCWC. It is accompanied by a thaler ([[Silesia 1634-W HR thaler Dav-3172|Dav-3172]]). This specimen is a little light to be a ducat and may actually be a goldgulden.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' gold, this specimen 3.26 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-3109; F. u. S. 253, KM unlisted.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* 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, ''Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

''Links to:''
* estates of [[Silesia 1634-W HR thaler Dav-3172]]
* estates of [[Silesia 1635-W HR ducat Fr-3109]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1634]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]]