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<p>Created page with &quot;<a href="/index.php/File:K425-1554.jpg" title="File:K425-1554.jpg">550px|thumb|Künker Auction 425, lot 1554</a> This specimen was lot 1554 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €13,000 (abou...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:K425-1554.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 425, lot 1554]]<br /> <br /> This specimen was lot 1554 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$18,408 including buyers' fees). The catalog description&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; noted, &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;''DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · PFALZ, KURFÜRSTENTUM Karl Ludwig, 1648-1680. 1/2 Dukat 1674, Heidelberg. Ausbeute aus Rheingold. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel und Löwenkopfschulter//Drei aneinandergelehnte Wappenschilde (Pfalz, Regalien und Bayern), darüber verzierter Helm. GOLD. Von größter Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldpatina, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Leu 74, Zürich 1998, Nr. 1096.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Pfalz|electorate of the Palatinate]], Charles Louis, 1648-80, half ducat of 1674, Heidelberg mint, gold from the Rhine. Obverse: mantled bust right with lion's head on the shoulder; reverse: three adjacent arms of Pfalz, Regalien and Bavaria, ornate helmet above. Extremely rare, attractive example with fine gold patina, extremely fine.)<br /> &lt;p&gt;''Dies ist die älteste, als solche bezeichnete Flußgoldprägung und von außerordentlicher Seltenheit. Nach dem Vorkommen zu urteilen, sind nur sehr wenige Exemplare überliefert. Zur Ausprägung wurden anscheinend zwei Vorderseitenstempel benutzt.'' (This is the oldest designated river gold coin and is extremely rare. Judging by its abundance, only very few examples have survived. Two obverse dies were apparently used for its striking.)&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> ''Recorded mintage'': unknown.<br /> <br /> ''Specifications'': 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1,75 g.<br /> <br /> ''Catalog reference:'' KM 112, Fr-2002; Slg. Memmesh. 2355; Slg. Kömmerling (Auktion UBS 65) 278 var. <br /> <br /> ''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' <br /> * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. <br /> * Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.<br /> * 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. <br /> * &lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH &amp; Co., AG, 2025.<br /> <br /> ''Links:''<br /> * [[Pfalz-Veldenz 1673-BM 60 kreuzer]]<br /> * [[Pfalz 1673 60 kreuzer|1673 60 kreuzer]] = gulden<br /> * [[Pfalz 1673 1/2 ducat Fr-2003|1673 half ducat]]<br /> * [[Coins and currency dated 1674]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 423, 424, 425, 426]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]</div>

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