Pomerania 1718 ducat Fr-2122

Künker sale 352, lot 2071

This specimen was lot 2071 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,400 (about US$ including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"POMMERN, HERZOGTUM UNTER SCHWEDEN, Karl XII. 1697-1718. Dukat 1718, Münzstätte wahrscheinlich Stettin, auf seinen Tod. GOLD. R Kl. Probierspur am Rand, Vorzüglich +. (Germany, duchy of Pomerania, under Swedish rule, Charles XII, 1697-1718, ducat of 1718, probably Stettin mint, on the death of the king. Rare, test mark on edge, extremely fine or better.)"

Pomerania was ceded to Sweden by the treaty of Westphalia in 1648 and was held by them until lost in the Great Northern War in 1718. Charles XII won every battle against Peter the Great of Russia, except the last one, a disaster for Sweden. The last fragment of Swedish Pomerania was ceded to Prussia in 1815.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, .986 fine gold, this specimen 3,43 g.

Catalog reference: KM unlisted, Fr-2122; Hildebrand I, S. 598, 212.

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]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.

Link to:

• 1706 ducat
• Sweden 1718-LC ducat Fr-53
• Coins and currency dated 1718