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[[Image:K354-5250.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5250]] | [[Image:K354-5250.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5250]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 5250 in Künker sale 354 ( | + | This specimen was lot 5250 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €6,500 (about US$9,046 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWÄBISCHER KREIS, Dukat 1737, Stuttgart. GOLD. RR Kl. Belagreste, fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], Swabian Circle, ducat of 1737, Stuttgart mint. Very rare, slightly pitted, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This rare ducat was struck by the [[German States, Wurttemberg|duke of Württemberg]] for the Swabian Circle, an administrative division of the Holy Roman Empire that roughly corresponds to the modern German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. Besides the regional powers of Baden and Wurttemberg, it also included the Austrian Breisgau, Hohenzollern, Furstenburg and a mess of free cities and petty lordships. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| + | * 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. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | ||
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* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | * Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:22, 19 April 2026
This specimen was lot 5250 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €6,500 (about US$9,046 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWÄBISCHER KREIS, Dukat 1737, Stuttgart. GOLD. RR Kl. Belagreste, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, Swabian Circle, ducat of 1737, Stuttgart mint. Very rare, slightly pitted, about extremely fine.)"
This rare ducat was struck by the duke of Württemberg for the Swabian Circle, an administrative division of the Holy Roman Empire that roughly corresponds to the modern German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. Besides the regional powers of Baden and Wurttemberg, it also included the Austrian Breisgau, Hohenzollern, Furstenburg and a mess of free cities and petty lordships.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 5, Fr-3371; Klein/Raff 225.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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