Prussia 1744-AE friedrichs d'or Fr-2376 - Revision history

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * 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 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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 [[Image:K353-3336.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 353, lot 3336]]
-This specimen was lot 3336 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$18,092 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Friedrichs d'or 1744, AE, Breslau. Mit großem Brustbild und FRIEDERICUS am Anfang der Vorderseitenumschrift. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel und Ordensband//Vier gekrönte Doppelmonogramme ins Kreuz gestellt, in den Winkeln je ein Adler, in der Mitte Kreis mit Monogramm FR, unten die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 44 und die geteilte Signatur A - E (Adam Heinrich von Ehrenberg, Münzmeister in Breslau 1743-1751). GOLD. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar mit herrlicher Goldtönung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Schweizerischer Bankverein 15, Basel 1986, Nr. 327 und der Slg. Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 357, Frankfurt/Main 1998, Nr. 2571.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1744, Breslau mint, with large bust and FRIEDERICUS at the beginning of the obverse legend. Obverse: armored and mantled bust with order sash; reverse: four crowned monogram F's cantonned with four eagles and a central circle with the monogram FR, date  and initials below. Very scarce in this quality, choice example with handsome gold toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> Altho Frederick began his reign by minting ducats, in 1741 he switched to ''friedrichs d'or'', a renamed version of the ''Wilhelm d'or'' minted by his father. This rare type was struck at Frederick's mint in Breslau, which he had seized from the Austrians a few years before in the War of the Austrian Succession. It is listed for 1744-48.
+This specimen was lot 3336 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$18,092 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Friedrichs d'or 1744, AE, Breslau. Mit großem Brustbild und FRIEDERICUS am Anfang der Vorderseitenumschrift. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel und Ordensband//Vier gekrönte Doppelmonogramme ins Kreuz gestellt, in den Winkeln je ein Adler, in der Mitte Kreis mit Monogramm FR, unten die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 44 und die geteilte Signatur A - E (Adam Heinrich von Ehrenberg, Münzmeister in Breslau 1743-1751). GOLD. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar mit herrlicher Goldtönung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Schweizerischer Bankverein 15, Basel 1986, Nr. 327 und der Slg. Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 357, Frankfurt/Main 1998, Nr. 2571.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1744, Breslau mint, with large bust and FRIEDERICUS at the beginning of the obverse legend. Obverse: armored and mantled bust with order sash; reverse: four crowned monogram F's cantonned with four eagles and a central circle with the monogram FR, date  and initials below. Very scarce in this quality, choice example with handsome gold toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> Altho Frederick began his reign by minting ducats, in 1741 he switched to ''friedrichs d'or'', a renamed version of the ''Wilhelm d'or'' minted by his father. This rare type was struck at Frederick's mint in Breslau, which he had seized from the Austrians a few years before in the War of the Austrian Succession. It is listed for 1744-48.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 * [[Prussia 1744-AHE poltura|1744-AHE poltura]]
 * [[Prussia 1744-AHE 15 kreuzer|1744-AHE 15 kreuzer]]
-* [[Prussia 1745-EGN ducat Fr-2369|1745-EGN ducat]]
+* [[Prussia 1745-EGN ducat Fr-2369|1745-EGN ducat, monogram reverse]]
 * [[Prussia 1746-EGN friedrichs d'or Fr-2380|1746-EGN ''friedrichs d'or'']]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1744]]
 [[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]]

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
-''Specification:'' 6.68 g, .903 fine gold, this specimen 6.55 g.
+''Specification:'' 6.68 g, 0.903 fine gold, this specimen 6.55 g.
 ''Catalog reference:'' KM 909 (listed under [[German States, Silesia|Silesia]]), Fr-2376; Olding 389 a; Kluge 8.1.

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	This specimen was lot 3336 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$18,092 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Friedrichs d'or 1744, AE, Breslau. Mit großem Brustbild und FRIEDERICUS am Anfang der Vorderseitenumschrift. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel und Ordensband//Vier gekrönte Doppelmonogramme ins Kreuz gestellt, in den Winkeln je ein Adler, in der Mitte Kreis mit Monogramm FR, unten die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 44 und die geteilte Signatur A - E (Adam Heinrich von Ehrenberg, Münzmeister in Breslau 1743-1751). GOLD. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar mit herrlicher Goldtönung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Schweizerischer Bankverein 15, Basel 1986, Nr. 327 und der Slg. Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 357, Frankfurt/Main 1998, Nr. 2571.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia\|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1744, Breslau mint, with large bust and FRIEDERICUS at the beginning of the obverse legend. Obverse: armored and mantled bust with order sash; reverse: four crowned monogram F's cantonned with four eagles and a central circle with the monogram FR, date and initials below. Very scarce in this quality, choice example with handsome gold toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> Altho Frederick began his reign by minting ducats, in 1741 he switched to ''friedrichs d'or'', a renamed version of the ''Wilhelm d'or'' minted by his father. This rare type was struck at Frederick's mint in Breslau, which he had seized from the Austrians a few years before in the War of the Austrian Succession. It is listed for 1744-48.		This specimen was lot 3336 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$18,092 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Friedrichs d'or 1744, AE, Breslau. Mit großem Brustbild und FRIEDERICUS am Anfang der Vorderseitenumschrift. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel und Ordensband//Vier gekrönte Doppelmonogramme ins Kreuz gestellt, in den Winkeln je ein Adler, in der Mitte Kreis mit Monogramm FR, unten die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 44 und die geteilte Signatur A - E (Adam Heinrich von Ehrenberg, Münzmeister in Breslau 1743-1751). GOLD. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar mit herrlicher Goldtönung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Schweizerischer Bankverein 15, Basel 1986, Nr. 327 und der Slg. Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 357, Frankfurt/Main 1998, Nr. 2571.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia\|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1744, Breslau mint, with large bust and FRIEDERICUS at the beginning of the obverse legend. Obverse: armored and mantled bust with order sash; reverse: four crowned monogram F's cantonned with four eagles and a central circle with the monogram FR, date and initials below. Very scarce in this quality, choice example with handsome gold toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> Altho Frederick began his reign by minting ducats, in 1741 he switched to ''friedrichs d'or'', a renamed version of the ''Wilhelm d'or'' minted by his father. This rare type was struck at Frederick's mint in Breslau, which he had seized from the Austrians a few years before in the War of the Austrian Succession. It is listed for 1744-48.

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 * 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>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Pragungen der Konige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
+* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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 * [[Prussia 1743-EGN ducat Fr-2367|1743-EGN ducat]]
 * [[Prussia 1743-W ducat Fr-2368|1743-W ducat]]
 * [[Prussia 1744-AHE 15 kreuzer|1744-AHE 15 kreuzer]]
 * [[Prussia 1745-EGN ducat Fr-2369|1745-EGN ducat]]

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	This specimen was lot 3336 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$18,092 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Friedrichs d'or 1744, AE, Breslau. Mit großem Brustbild und FRIEDERICUS am Anfang der Vorderseitenumschrift. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel und Ordensband//Vier gekrönte Doppelmonogramme ins Kreuz gestellt, in den Winkeln je ein Adler, in der Mitte Kreis mit Monogramm FR, unten die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 44 und die geteilte Signatur A - E (Adam Heinrich von Ehrenberg, Münzmeister in Breslau 1743-1751). GOLD. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar mit herrlicher Goldtönung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Schweizerischer Bankverein 15, Basel 1986, Nr. 327 und der Slg. Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 357, Frankfurt/Main 1998, Nr. 2571.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia\|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1744, Breslau mint, with large bust and FRIEDERICUS at the beginning of the obverse legend. Obverse: armored and mantled bust with order sash; reverse: four crowned monogram F's cantonned with four eagles and a central circle with the monogram FR, date and initials below. Very scarce in this quality, choice example with handsome gold toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> Altho Frederick began his reign by minting ducats, in 1741 he switched to ''friedrichs d'or'', a renamed version of the ''Wilhelm d'or'' minted by his father. This rare type was struck at Frederick's mint in Breslau, which he had seized from the Austrians a few years before in the War of the Austrian Succession. It is listed for 1744-48.		This specimen was lot 3336 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$18,092 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich II. der Große, 1740-1786. Friedrichs d'or 1744, AE, Breslau. Mit großem Brustbild und FRIEDERICUS am Anfang der Vorderseitenumschrift. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel und Ordensband//Vier gekrönte Doppelmonogramme ins Kreuz gestellt, in den Winkeln je ein Adler, in der Mitte Kreis mit Monogramm FR, unten die geteilte Jahreszahl 17 - 44 und die geteilte Signatur A - E (Adam Heinrich von Ehrenberg, Münzmeister in Breslau 1743-1751). GOLD. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar mit herrlicher Goldtönung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Schweizerischer Bankverein 15, Basel 1986, Nr. 327 und der Slg. Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 357, Frankfurt/Main 1998, Nr. 2571.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Prussia\|kingdom of Prussia]], Frederick II the Great, 1740-86, frederick d'or of 1744, Breslau mint, with large bust and FRIEDERICUS at the beginning of the obverse legend. Obverse: armored and mantled bust with order sash; reverse: four crowned monogram F's cantonned with four eagles and a central circle with the monogram FR, date and initials below. Very scarce in this quality, choice example with handsome gold toning, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> Altho Frederick began his reign by minting ducats, in 1741 he switched to ''friedrichs d'or'', a renamed version of the ''Wilhelm d'or'' minted by his father. This rare type was struck at Frederick's mint in Breslau, which he had seized from the Austrians a few years before in the War of the Austrian Succession. It is listed for 1744-48.