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| − | This specimen was lot 3776 in Künker sale 294 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3776 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$10,783 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''WERDEN UND HELMSTEDT, ABTEI, Heinrich IV. Dücker, 1646-1667. Dukat 1647. Mit Mitra bedecktes, vierfeldiges Wappen mit Mittelschild, dahinter zwei Krummstäbe gekreuzt//Fünf Zeilen Schrift, umher Lorbeer- und Palmzweig. GOLD. Sehr schön +.'' (abbey of Werden and Helmstadt, Henry IV, 1646-67, ducat of 1647. Quartered arms with miter and croziers; reverse: five line inscription, laurel and palm wreath around. Very fine or better.)"</blockquote> Werden and Helmstaedt were two widely separated abbeys in Germany; Werden in the Ruhr valley on the border of the duchy of Berg and Helmstaedt in the duchy of [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel]]. A series of very rare thalers (Dav-5918 thru -5931) were struck for them in the seventeenth century. This is the only gold issue for this locality in the seventeenth century. They were annexed by Prussia in 1803. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, this specimen 3.41 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.41 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 40, Fr-3510; Grote 36. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 40, Fr-3510; Grote 36. | ||
Latest revision as of 22:32, 19 April 2026
This specimen was lot 3776 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$10,783 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WERDEN UND HELMSTEDT, ABTEI, Heinrich IV. Dücker, 1646-1667. Dukat 1647. Mit Mitra bedecktes, vierfeldiges Wappen mit Mittelschild, dahinter zwei Krummstäbe gekreuzt//Fünf Zeilen Schrift, umher Lorbeer- und Palmzweig. GOLD. Sehr schön +. (abbey of Werden and Helmstadt, Henry IV, 1646-67, ducat of 1647. Quartered arms with miter and croziers; reverse: five line inscription, laurel and palm wreath around. Very fine or better.)"
Werden and Helmstaedt were two widely separated abbeys in Germany; Werden in the Ruhr valley on the border of the duchy of Berg and Helmstaedt in the duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. A series of very rare thalers (Dav-5918 thru -5931) were struck for them in the seventeenth century. This is the only gold issue for this locality in the seventeenth century. They were annexed by Prussia in 1803.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.41 g.
Catalog reference: KM 40, Fr-3510; Grote 36.
- 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.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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