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[[Image:Brandenburg 1691 ducat Sincona 6-589.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 6, lot 589]] | [[Image:Brandenburg 1691 ducat Sincona 6-589.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 6, lot 589]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 589 in Sincona sale 6 (Zurich, May 2012), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$13,536 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Brandenburg-Preussen, 1417 Kurfürstentum, 1701 Königreich. Friedrich III. (I.), 1688-1713. Dukat 1691, Königsberg. Geharnischtes, belorbeertes Brustbild nach rechts. Rv. Wappen auf gekrönter Wappenkartusche mit Zweigen. Prägeschwäche. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (Germany, electorate of Brandenburg, Frederick III, 1688-1713, ducat of 1691, | + | This specimen was lot 589 in Sincona sale 6 (Zurich, May 2012), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$13,536 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHLAND Brandenburg-Preussen, 1417 Kurfürstentum, 1701 Königreich. Friedrich III. (I.), 1688-1713. Dukat 1691, Königsberg. Geharnischtes, belorbeertes Brustbild nach rechts. Rv. Wappen auf gekrönter Wappenkartusche mit Zweigen. Prägeschwäche. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (Germany, electorate of Brandenburg, Frederick III, 1688-1713, ducat of 1691, Königsberg mint. Obverse: armored, laureate bust to right; reverse: crowned oval arms. Weakly struck, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1691-1700 but all the mintages are tiny and this type is rare. Ducats struck after 1700 are listed under [[German States, Prussia|Prussia]]. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 400. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 400. | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 19 October 2021
This specimen was lot 589 in Sincona sale 6 (Zurich, May 2012), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$13,536 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Brandenburg-Preussen, 1417 Kurfürstentum, 1701 Königreich. Friedrich III. (I.), 1688-1713. Dukat 1691, Königsberg. Geharnischtes, belorbeertes Brustbild nach rechts. Rv. Wappen auf gekrönter Wappenkartusche mit Zweigen. Prägeschwäche. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, electorate of Brandenburg, Frederick III, 1688-1713, ducat of 1691, Königsberg mint. Obverse: armored, laureate bust to right; reverse: crowned oval arms. Weakly struck, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1691-1700 but all the mintages are tiny and this type is rare. Ducats struck after 1700 are listed under Prussia.
Recorded mintage: 400.
Specification: 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 3,47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 579, von Schrötter 13, Fr-2287.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 6, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
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