Saxony 1702-EPH 2 ducats Fr-2804

Sincona sale 38, lot 1232

This specimen was lot 1232 in Sincona sale 38 (Zurich, May 2017), where it sold for 5,250 CHF (about US$6,296 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Sachsen, Kurfürstentum, Friedrich August I. 1694-1733 2 Dukaten 1702. Leipzig Münzzeichen E P H · (Ernst Peter Hecht, Münzmeister in Leipzig 1693-1714). Gutes sehr schön. Leicht gewellt. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick August I, 1694-1733, double ducat of 1702, Leipzig mint. Good very fine, Lightly wavy planchet.)"

Catalog number Fr-2804 (double ducat) was minted 1702 and 1712. it was accompanied by a single ducat (Fr-2806), both rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.93 g.

Catalog reference: Kahnt 41. Fr-2804; KM 738.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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