Lubeck 1729-JJJ ducat Fr-1495

Sincona sale 38, lot 1194

This specimen was lot 1194 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 3,600 CHF (about US$4,318 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Lübeck, Stadt, Dukat 1729. Titel Karls VI. und dem Bürgermeisterwappen von Adolph Matthias Rodde und Hermann Rodde. Von großer Seltenheit. Vorzüglich-FDC. Kleine Kratzer. (Germany, city of Lubeck, ducat of 1729, struck in the name of Charles VI and the burger master. Of the highest rarity, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Minor scratches.)"

This rare type is listed for 1729-30.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 148, Behrens 637 b. Slg. Dummler 540. Fr-1495.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

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• Coins and currency dated 1729
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