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[[Image:Westphalia 1812.jpg|600px|thumb|kingdom of Westphalia in 1812, from Shepherd's atlas]]
 
[[Image:Westphalia 1812.jpg|600px|thumb|kingdom of Westphalia in 1812, from Shepherd's atlas]]
  
This specimen was lot 6639 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €4,400 (about US$5,758 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KONIGREICH, Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. Dukat 1813. GOLD. RR Leicht justiert, winz. Randfehler, vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], kingdom of [[German States, Wurttemberg|Wurttemberg]], Frederick I, 1806-16, ducat of 1813. Rare, light adjustment marks, small rim nicks, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The gold coinage of this ruler is very scanty. We note a [[Wurttemberg 1810-ILW friedrich d'or Fr-3608|''friedrichs d'or'']] of 1810, a ducat of 1808 and this ducat, all very rare. The ducats of his successor, Wilhelm I, are scarce but appear in auctions with some frequency.
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This specimen was lot 6639 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €4,400 (about US$5,758 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KONIGREICH, Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. Dukat 1813. GOLD. RR Leicht justiert, winz. Randfehler, vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], kingdom of [[German States, Wurttemberg|Wurttemberg]], Frederick I, 1806-16, ducat of 1813. Rare, light adjustment marks, small rim nicks, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The gold coinage of this ruler is very scanty. We note a [[Wurttemberg 1810-ILW friedrich d'or Fr-3608|''friedrichs d'or'']] of 1810, a [[[[Wurttemberg 1808-CH ducat Fr-3607||ducat]] of 1808 and this ducat, all very rare. The ducats of his successor, Wilhelm I, are scarce but appear in auctions with some frequency.
  
 
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* [[Wurttemberg 1808-CH ducat Fr-3607|1808-CH ducat]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1810-ILW friedrich d'or Fr-3608|1810 ''friedrichs d'or'']]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1810-ILW friedrich d'or Fr-3608|1810 ''friedrichs d'or'']]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1812-ILW 20 kreuzer KM-510|1812 20 kreuzer, long haired bust left]]
 
* [[Wurttemberg 1812-ILW 20 kreuzer KM-510|1812 20 kreuzer, long haired bust left]]

Revision as of 10:04, 29 October 2021

Künker sale 336, lot 6639
kingdom of Westphalia in 1812, from Shepherd's atlas

This specimen was lot 6639 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €4,400 (about US$5,758 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KONIGREICH, Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. Dukat 1813. GOLD. RR Leicht justiert, winz. Randfehler, vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Wurttemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, ducat of 1813. Rare, light adjustment marks, small rim nicks, extremely fine.)"

The gold coinage of this ruler is very scanty. We note a friedrichs d'or of 1810, a [[|ducat of 1808 and this ducat, all very rare. The ducats of his successor, Wilhelm I, are scarce but appear in auctions with some frequency.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 523, Divo/S. 226; Fr-3609; Schl. 911.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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