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[[Image:K406-3990.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 3990]] | [[Image:K406-3990.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 3990]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3990 in Künker sale 406 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3990 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €19,000 (about US$24,930 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRESLAU, BISTUM, Friedrich von Hessen, 1671-1682. Dukat 1680, Breslau. Brustbild r. im Bischofsornat//Vierfeldiges Wappen mit vierfeldigem Mittelschild in verzierter Kartusche unter Kurhut, unten zu den Seiten Münzmeisterzeichen LP - H (Leonhard P. Haller), oben zu den Seiten des Kurhutes die geteilte Jahreszahl. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 64 (6774827-004). GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz.'' ([[German States, Breslau|bishopric of Breslau]], Frederick of Hesse, 1671-82, ducat of 1680, Breslau mint. Obverse: bust right in bishop's robe; reverse: quartered arms with quartered escutcheon under a cardinal's hat, mintmaster's initials below, date above. Graded NGC MS-64, extremely rare, cabinet example, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1680-81 along with a half kreuzer (KM 161), a kreuzer ([[Breslau 1680-LPH kreuzer|KM 162]]), a three kreuzer (KM 154), a six kreuzer (KM 155), 15 kreuzer ([[Breslau 1680-LPH 15 kreuzer|KM 156]]) and thaler (KM 157). The Bishopric of Breslau was an ecclesiastical state in Silesia and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client from 1526 until its conquest by Frederick the Great in 1741. Breslau issued a long series of ducats and multiple ducats, all rare. Breslau also struck coins for the emperor; we don't know if the same facility was used or if the emperor had his own plant. These are generally listed under [[German States, Silesia|Silesia]]. |
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| − | * [[Breslau 1680-LPH kreuzer|1680-LPH kreuzer]] | + | * [[Breslau 1680-LPH kreuzer|1680 kreuzer]] |
| − | * [[Breslau 1680-LPH 15 kreuzer|1680 | + | * [[Breslau 1680-LPH 6 kreuzer|1680 6 kreuzer]] |
| + | * [[Breslau 1680-LPH 15 kreuzer|1680 15 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Breslau 1686 ducat Fr-523|1686 ducat]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1680]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1680]] | ||
[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]] | [[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:26, 5 January 2026
This specimen was lot 3990 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €19,000 (about US$24,930 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRESLAU, BISTUM, Friedrich von Hessen, 1671-1682. Dukat 1680, Breslau. Brustbild r. im Bischofsornat//Vierfeldiges Wappen mit vierfeldigem Mittelschild in verzierter Kartusche unter Kurhut, unten zu den Seiten Münzmeisterzeichen LP - H (Leonhard P. Haller), oben zu den Seiten des Kurhutes die geteilte Jahreszahl. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung MS 64 (6774827-004). GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz. (bishopric of Breslau, Frederick of Hesse, 1671-82, ducat of 1680, Breslau mint. Obverse: bust right in bishop's robe; reverse: quartered arms with quartered escutcheon under a cardinal's hat, mintmaster's initials below, date above. Graded NGC MS-64, extremely rare, cabinet example, about uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1680-81 along with a half kreuzer (KM 161), a kreuzer (KM 162), a three kreuzer (KM 154), a six kreuzer (KM 155), 15 kreuzer (KM 156) and thaler (KM 157). The Bishopric of Breslau was an ecclesiastical state in Silesia and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client from 1526 until its conquest by Frederick the Great in 1741. Breslau issued a long series of ducats and multiple ducats, all rare. Breslau also struck coins for the emperor; we don't know if the same facility was used or if the emperor had his own plant. These are generally listed under Silesia.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 158, Fr-518; F. u. S. 2708.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, 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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