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| − | This specimen was lot 3930 in Künker sale 406 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3930 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,231 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BAMBERG, BISTUM, Franz von Hatzfeld, 1633-1642. Dukat 1637, Nürnberg oder Würzburg. GOLD. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Hübsche Goldpatina, fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Bamberg|bishopric of Bamberg]], Francis of Hatzfeld, 1633-42, ducat of 1637, Nuremberg or Wurzberg mints. Very rare date, handsome gold patina, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Francis (1596-1642) was also bishop of Wurzburg 1631-42. Bamberg was occupied by the Swedish army 1633-34. This ducat was struck 1635-40 and is among the more available gold coins from this state. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:21, 28 November 2024
This specimen was lot 3930 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,231 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BAMBERG, BISTUM, Franz von Hatzfeld, 1633-1642. Dukat 1637, Nürnberg oder Würzburg. GOLD. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Hübsche Goldpatina, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, bishopric of Bamberg, Francis of Hatzfeld, 1633-42, ducat of 1637, Nuremberg or Wurzberg mints. Very rare date, handsome gold patina, about extremely fine.)"
Francis (1596-1642) was also bishop of Wurzburg 1631-42. Bamberg was occupied by the Swedish army 1633-34. This ducat was struck 1635-40 and is among the more available gold coins from this state.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.43 g.
Catalog reference: KM 32, Fr-164; Krug 251.
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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