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This gold two ducats was minted in Breslau in 1645. The specimen was lot 2613 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, May 2010), where it sold for $8,625. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"Austria. 2 Ducats, 1645-M.I. (Breslau). Ferdinand III, 1625-1637-1657. Crowned bust right. Reverse: Crowned double-headed eagle; M - I, on either side (Mintmaster Michael Jan). Exceptionally choice, sharply and evenly struck on essentially a perfect flan. Lustrous and beautifully centered, with high rim beading. Extremely rare. The very image of its age, a masterpiece in gold! NGC graded MS-63. Breslau (Polish Wroclaw) epitomized much of Central European history, in that 'every time the wind changed directions' the city changed hands. Straddled on a major trade route, along the Oder River, running from the south of Europe to the Baltic Sea, Breslau remained the largest and most culturally dominant center in the region known as Silesia. Ex Millennia, Lot 482."</blockquote> 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. The gold issues of the seventeenth century are all rare and this one is not listed in the SCWC. | This gold two ducats was minted in Breslau in 1645. The specimen was lot 2613 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, May 2010), where it sold for $8,625. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"Austria. 2 Ducats, 1645-M.I. (Breslau). Ferdinand III, 1625-1637-1657. Crowned bust right. Reverse: Crowned double-headed eagle; M - I, on either side (Mintmaster Michael Jan). Exceptionally choice, sharply and evenly struck on essentially a perfect flan. Lustrous and beautifully centered, with high rim beading. Extremely rare. The very image of its age, a masterpiece in gold! NGC graded MS-63. Breslau (Polish Wroclaw) epitomized much of Central European history, in that 'every time the wind changed directions' the city changed hands. Straddled on a major trade route, along the Oder River, running from the south of Europe to the Baltic Sea, Breslau remained the largest and most culturally dominant center in the region known as Silesia. Ex Millennia, Lot 482."</blockquote> 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. The gold issues of the seventeenth century are all rare and this one is not listed in the SCWC. | ||
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| + | * [[Austria 1645 ducat Fr-235|1645 ducat, Vienna mint]] | ||
* [[Austria 1645 10 ducats Fr-209|1645 10 ducats, Vienna mint]] | * [[Austria 1645 10 ducats Fr-209|1645 10 ducats, Vienna mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Silesia 1648-GH 2 ducats Fr-223|1648-GH double ducat, Breslau mint]] | ||
* [[Silesia 1650 10 ducats|1650 10 ducats]] | * [[Silesia 1650 10 ducats|1650 10 ducats]] | ||
* [[Breslau 1752 ducat Fr-530|1752 ducat]] | * [[Breslau 1752 ducat Fr-530|1752 ducat]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:12, 14 April 2026
This gold two ducats was minted in Breslau in 1645. The specimen was lot 2613 in Goldberg sale 59 (Beverly Hills, May 2010), where it sold for $8,625. The catalog description[1] noted,
"Austria. 2 Ducats, 1645-M.I. (Breslau). Ferdinand III, 1625-1637-1657. Crowned bust right. Reverse: Crowned double-headed eagle; M - I, on either side (Mintmaster Michael Jan). Exceptionally choice, sharply and evenly struck on essentially a perfect flan. Lustrous and beautifully centered, with high rim beading. Extremely rare. The very image of its age, a masterpiece in gold! NGC graded MS-63. Breslau (Polish Wroclaw) epitomized much of Central European history, in that 'every time the wind changed directions' the city changed hands. Straddled on a major trade route, along the Oder River, running from the south of Europe to the Baltic Sea, Breslau remained the largest and most culturally dominant center in the region known as Silesia. Ex Millennia, Lot 482."
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. The gold issues of the seventeenth century are all rare and this one is not listed in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.00 g, 0.986 fine gold, .220 troy oz AGW, this specimen 6.90 grams.
Catalog reference: Fr-223 (143); Henirek-173.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 59: Ancient & World Coins, Beverly Hills, CA: Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, 2010.
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