Lubeck 1604 ducat Fr-1477

Künker sale 294, lot 3684

city and bishopric of Lubeck in 1648

This specimen was lot 3684 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,146 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"LÜBECK, STADT, Dukat 1604, mit dem Abzeichen des Bürgermeisters Gotthard von Höveln. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Leicht gewellt, kl. Randfehler, kl. Kratzer, sehr schön. (Germany, city of Lubeck, ducat of 1604, with the badge of mayor Gotthard of Hoveln. Very rare, lightly bent, some rim defects and scratches, very fine.)"

This scarce type was struck 1603-09; note the three digit date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,43 g.

Catalog reference: KM A22, Behrens 597; Fr-1477.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014..
• 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, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

Link to:

• 1603 thaler
• (1603-09) double thaler
• (1603-09) thaler
• 1608 thaler, issued by the bishop
• 1610 thaler
• 1656 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1604
• return to coins of German States, Lubeck