Sweden 1745-HM ducat Fr-64

Künker sale 294, lot 3214

This specimen was lot 3214 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$4,852 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEDEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich I. 1720-1751. Dukat 1745, Stockholm. GOLD. R Fast vorzüglich. (kingdom of Sweden, Frederick I, 1720-51, ducat of 1745, Stockholm mint. Scarce, about extremely fine.)"

In the pre-reform Swedish coinage, 8 öre = one mark and 96 öre = one riksdaler. This type was struck in several varieties 1734-50 and is the first reasonably common Swedish ducat, despite the tiny mintage.

Recorded mintage: 4,570.

Specification: 3.5 g, .976 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.

Catalog reference: Ahlström 32; KM 421, Fr-64; SMH 8.12.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Bjorne Ahlstrom, Yngve Almer and Bengt Hemmingson, Sveriges Mynt, 1521-1977, the Coinage of Sweden. Stockholm: Numismatika Bokforlaget AB, 1976.
• 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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• 1746-HM ducat, round arms
• 1747 half ducat
• 1747 ducat
• 1748 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1745
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