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[[Image:Bamberg K336-6464.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 336, lot 6464]] | [[Image:Bamberg K336-6464.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 336, lot 6464]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 6464 in Künker sale 336 ( | + | This specimen was lot 6464 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €750 (about US$982 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BAMBERG, BISTUM, Franz von Hatzfeld, 1633-1642. Dukat 1638, Nürnberg oder Würzburg. GOLD. R Schrötlingsriß, etwas gewellt, vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], bishopric of [[German States, Bamberg|Bamberg]], Francis of Hatzfeld, 1633-42, ducat of 1638, Nurember gor Wurzburg mint. Scarce, some defects, bent, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Bamberg, today part of Bavaria, was then part of Franconia and an independent state. Franz von Hatzfeld was also bishop of Wurzburg and resided there. 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 12:28, 28 November 2024
This specimen was lot 6464 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €750 (about US$982 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BAMBERG, BISTUM, Franz von Hatzfeld, 1633-1642. Dukat 1638, Nürnberg oder Würzburg. GOLD. R Schrötlingsriß, etwas gewellt, vorzüglich. (Germany, bishopric of Bamberg, Francis of Hatzfeld, 1633-42, ducat of 1638, Nurember gor Wurzburg mint. Scarce, some defects, bent, extremely fine.)"
Bamberg, today part of Bavaria, was then part of Franconia and an independent state. Franz von Hatzfeld was also bishop of Wurzburg and resided there. 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 3.39 g.
Catalog reference: KM 32, Fr-164; Krug 252.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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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