View source for Stolberg-Wernigerode 1778 ducat Fr-3361

[[Image:K354-5251.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5251]]
[[Image:Stolberg 1789.jpg|550px|thumb|Stolberg in 1789, with Wernigerode to the northwest near Halberstadt]]

This specimen was lot 5251 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,400 (about US$4,732 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''STOLBERG, STOLBERG-WERNIGERODE, GRAFSCHAFT (DIE ÄLTERE STOLBERGER HAUPTLINIE AUS DER TEILUNG VON 1645), Heinrich Ernst II. 1771-1778. Dukat 1778, Wernigerode. GOLD. R Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 310, Osnabrück 2018, Nr. 6714 und der Slg. Virgil M. Brand, Teil 2, Auktion Bank Leu 47, Zürich 1988, Nr. 2643.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Stolberg|county of Stolberg]]-Wernigerode, Henry Ernest II, 1771-78, ducat of 1778, Wernigerode mint. Rare, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Another rare type from this petty state in Thuringia.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 87, Fr-3361; Friederich 1420. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. 

''Link to:''
* [[Stolberg-Wernigerode 1768-EFR ducat Fr-3360|1768 ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1778]]

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