Teutonic Order 1666 ducat Fr-3386

Sincona sale 54, lot 198

This specimen was lot 198 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Deutscher Orden, Johann Kaspar von Ampringen, 1664-1684. Dukat 1666, Nürnberg. Sehr selten. NGC MS62. (Germany, Teutonic Order, Johann Kaspar of Ampringen, 1664-84, ducat of 1666, Nuremberg mint. Very rare, uncirculated.)"

This type is accompanied by double (Fr-3386), five (Fr-3384b) and ten ducats (Fr-3384a), all rare. The major domains of the Teutonic Order were in Prussia, Livonia and Estonia (all lost by 1618) but they had estates in the Holy Roman Empire as well, where this ducat likely originated.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.

Catalog reference: Prokisch 165. Fr-3386.

Source:

• 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

Link to:

• Teutonic Order (1590-1618) ducat Fr-3379
• 1666 thaler
• 1666 double ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1666
• return to coins of German States, Teutonic Order