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[[Image:Lubeck 1656 ducat obv Goldberg 59-3007.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 59, lot 3007]]
 
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[[Image:Lubeck 1656 ducat rev Goldberg 59-3007.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg]]
 
[[Image:Lubeck 1656 ducat rev Goldberg 59-3007.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg]]
[[Image:Ratzeburg 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|city and bishopric of Lubeck in 1648]]
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[[Image:Ratzeburg 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|city and bishopric of Lübeck in 1648]]
  
 
This specimen was lot 3007 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, June 2010), where it sold for $2,070. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[German States, Lubeck|Lübeck (City)]]. Ducat, 1656. Mintmark, Star (Hans Wilms, 1645-1660). Obv. Armored royal figure standing with scepter in right hand and orb and cross in left hand. Leg: *MONE:NOVA -A- VREA.LVBEC Reverse Crowned double eagle with city arms on its breast and the arms of the Mayor underneath, date at sides. Leg: CIVITATIS. -- IMPERIAL. NGC graded MS-61. The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection." </blockquote>  This type is listed in the SCWC for 1610-1759. As the city of Lubeck was a republic, not a monarchy, there was no need to periodically update the ruler's portrait. The standing knight design is strongly reminiscent of Dutch ducats of the same period.
 
This specimen was lot 3007 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, June 2010), where it sold for $2,070. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"[[German States, Lubeck|Lübeck (City)]]. Ducat, 1656. Mintmark, Star (Hans Wilms, 1645-1660). Obv. Armored royal figure standing with scepter in right hand and orb and cross in left hand. Leg: *MONE:NOVA -A- VREA.LVBEC Reverse Crowned double eagle with city arms on its breast and the arms of the Mayor underneath, date at sides. Leg: CIVITATIS. -- IMPERIAL. NGC graded MS-61. The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection." </blockquote>  This type is listed in the SCWC for 1610-1759. As the city of Lubeck was a republic, not a monarchy, there was no need to periodically update the ruler's portrait. The standing knight design is strongly reminiscent of Dutch ducats of the same period.
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* [[Lubeck 1662 thaler Dav-5455|1662 thaler]]
 
* [[Lubeck 1662 thaler Dav-5455|1662 thaler]]
 
* [[Lubeck 1678 2/3 thaler KM-61|1678 ⅔ thaler, monogram obverse]] = gulden
 
* [[Lubeck 1678 2/3 thaler KM-61|1678 ⅔ thaler, monogram obverse]] = gulden
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* [[Lubeck 1690 1/2 ducat Fr-1486a|1690 half ducat]]
 
* [[Lubeck 1717 ducat Fr-1494|1717 ducat]]
 
* [[Lubeck 1717 ducat Fr-1494|1717 ducat]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1656]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1656]]

Latest revision as of 13:14, 4 September 2025

Goldberg sale 59, lot 3007
photo courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg
city and bishopric of Lübeck in 1648

This specimen was lot 3007 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, June 2010), where it sold for $2,070. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Lübeck (City). Ducat, 1656. Mintmark, Star (Hans Wilms, 1645-1660). Obv. Armored royal figure standing with scepter in right hand and orb and cross in left hand. Leg: *MONE:NOVA -A- VREA.LVBEC Reverse Crowned double eagle with city arms on its breast and the arms of the Mayor underneath, date at sides. Leg: CIVITATIS. -- IMPERIAL. NGC graded MS-61. The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection."

This type is listed in the SCWC for 1610-1759. As the city of Lubeck was a republic, not a monarchy, there was no need to periodically update the ruler's portrait. The standing knight design is strongly reminiscent of Dutch ducats of the same period.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.40 grams, 22.15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Fr-1486, KM A36.

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]Ira & Larry Goldberg, Goldberg sale 59: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills, 2010.

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