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[[Image:Brieg Sincona 38-1240.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 38, lot 1240]] | [[Image:Brieg Sincona 38-1240.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 38, lot 1240]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1240 in Sincona sale 38 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1240 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 4,750 CHF (about US$5,697 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Schlesien-Liegnitz-Brieg, Herzogtum, Ludwig, 1653-1663 Dukat 1661. Brieg. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg, Louis, 1653-63, ducat of 1661, Brieg mint. Very rare in this condition, Good extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland. In addition to this type, the duke also struck Fr-3200 and [[Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1661-EW ducat Fr-3208|Fr-3208]] ducats in 1661. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce. | ||
Revision as of 08:50, 11 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1240 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 4,750 CHF (about US$5,697 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Schlesien-Liegnitz-Brieg, Herzogtum, Ludwig, 1653-1663 Dukat 1661. Brieg. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg, Louis, 1653-63, ducat of 1661, Brieg mint. Very rare in this condition, Good extremely fine.)"
Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in Poland. In addition to this type, the duke also struck Fr-3200 and Fr-3208 ducats in 1661.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.42 g.
Catalog reference: F.u.S. 1874. Fr-3205, KM 460.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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