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[[Image:Herzogtum Braunschweig 1914.png|550px|thumb|Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1914, with Blankenburg to the south]] | [[Image:Herzogtum Braunschweig 1914.png|550px|thumb|Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1914, with Blankenburg to the south]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1855 in Künker sale 352 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1855 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,392 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBUTTEL, Ludwig Rudolf, 1731-1735, seit 1714 in Blankenburg. 1/2 Dukat 1720, Braunschweig. GOLD. R Fast sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel|duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel]], Louis Rudolf, 1731-35, duke in Blankenburg since 1714, half ducat of 1720, Brunswick mint. Rare, about very fine.)"</blockquote> The duchy of Brunswick-Blankenburg was carved out of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel for Ludwig Rudolf in 1714. He ruled it and issued coins for it until 1731, when he succeeded to Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel and merged the two states back together. This scarce type is listed for 1718-25 and 1728. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 15:04, 28 November 2024
This specimen was lot 1855 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,392 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRAUNSCHWEIG UND LÜNEBURG, BRAUNSCHWEIG-WOLFENBUTTEL, Ludwig Rudolf, 1731-1735, seit 1714 in Blankenburg. 1/2 Dukat 1720, Braunschweig. GOLD. R Fast sehr schön. (Germany, duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Louis Rudolf, 1731-35, duke in Blankenburg since 1714, half ducat of 1720, Brunswick mint. Rare, about very fine.)"
The duchy of Brunswick-Blankenburg was carved out of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel for Ludwig Rudolf in 1714. He ruled it and issued coins for it until 1731, when he succeeded to Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel and merged the two states back together. This scarce type is listed for 1718-25 and 1728.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.68 g.
Catalog reference: KM 13, Fr-685; Welter 2444.
- 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.
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