View source for Speyer 1745 ducat Fr-3309

[[Image:Speyer SB819-20661o.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Stack's Bowers 2019 ANA sale, lot 20661]]
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This specimen was lot 20661 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. Speyer. Ducat, 1745. Franz Christoph von Hutten zu Stolzenberg. NGC MS-62★. Commemorating the homage paid to the city of Bruchsal. Exceedingly lustrous and prooflike, with razor sharp detail and only lightly scattered marks. The star designation for exceptional eye appeal is clearly well deserved on this alluring specimen." This appears to be the only gold coin issued by this particular bishop. The next ducat would appear in 1770 ([[Speyer 1770-AS ducat Fr-3310|Fr-3310]]). The bishopric of Speyer was an enclave in the [[German States, Pfalz|Palatinate]] and was annexed by Napoleon in 1801. After his fall, the town passed to Bavaria.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-3309; 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, ''The August 2019 Chicago ANA Auction: World Coins,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Speyer 1726 ducat Fr-3308|1726 ducat, opening of the Bruchsal palace]]
* [[Speyer 1770-AS ducat Fr-3310|1770 ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1745]]

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