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This specimen was lot 2105 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €28,000 (about US$38,968 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich August I. 1694-1733 (August der Starke). Dukat 1697, Leipzig. GOLD. RR Kl. Kratzer, vorzüglich. Erworben 1953 bei der Firma Helbing, München.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Saxony|electorate of Saxony]], Frederick Augustus I (Augustus the Strong), 1694-1733, ducat of 1697, Leipzig mint. Very rare, minor scratches, extremely fine. Bought from Helbing.)"</blockquote> This type was struck in Leipzig in 1697 along with a 1½ ducat, half ducat and quarter ducat.
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This specimen was lot 2105 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €28,000 (about US$38,968 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich August I. 1694-1733 (August der Starke). Dukat 1697, Leipzig. GOLD. RR Kl. Kratzer, vorzüglich. Erworben 1953 bei der Firma Helbing, München.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Saxony|electorate of Saxony]], Frederick Augustus I (Augustus the Strong), 1694-1733, ducat of 1697, Leipzig mint. Very rare, minor scratches, extremely fine. Bought from Helbing.)"</blockquote> This type was struck in Leipzig in 1697 along with a 1½ ducat, half ducat and quarter ducat.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.  

Latest revision as of 21:23, 19 April 2026

from Künker sale 352, lot 2105

This specimen was lot 2105 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €28,000 (about US$38,968 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SACHSEN, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Friedrich August I. 1694-1733 (August der Starke). Dukat 1697, Leipzig. GOLD. RR Kl. Kratzer, vorzüglich. Erworben 1953 bei der Firma Helbing, München. (Germany, electorate of Saxony, Frederick Augustus I (Augustus the Strong), 1694-1733, ducat of 1697, Leipzig mint. Very rare, minor scratches, extremely fine. Bought from Helbing.)"

This type was struck in Leipzig in 1697 along with a 1½ ducat, half ducat and quarter ducat.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 693, Fr-2799; Kahnt 58.

Source:

  • 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, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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