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This specimen was lot 2125 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN-ALTENBURG, HERZOGTUM, Johann Philipp und Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1632-1639. Dukat 1638, Saalfeld. GOLD. R Min. gewellt, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of [[German States, Saxe-Altenburg|Saxe-Altenburg]], John Philip and Frederick William II, 1632-39, ducat of 1638, Saalfeld mint. Rare, slightly wavy, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This state was created in 1602 from Saxe-Weimar for Johann II and survived until the death of Frederick William III in 1672, when it was claimed by Saxe-Gotha. This is the only coin showing both rulers. | This specimen was lot 2125 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SACHSEN-ALTENBURG, HERZOGTUM, Johann Philipp und Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1632-1639. Dukat 1638, Saalfeld. GOLD. R Min. gewellt, sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], duchy of [[German States, Saxe-Altenburg|Saxe-Altenburg]], John Philip and Frederick William II, 1632-39, ducat of 1638, Saalfeld mint. Rare, slightly wavy, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This state was created in 1602 from Saxe-Weimar for Johann II and survived until the death of Frederick William III in 1672, when it was claimed by Saxe-Gotha. This is the only coin showing both rulers. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:34, 1 May 2026
This specimen was lot 2125 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SACHSEN-ALTENBURG, HERZOGTUM, Johann Philipp und Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1632-1639. Dukat 1638, Saalfeld. GOLD. R Min. gewellt, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, John Philip and Frederick William II, 1632-39, ducat of 1638, Saalfeld mint. Rare, slightly wavy, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This state was created in 1602 from Saxe-Weimar for Johann II and survived until the death of Frederick William III in 1672, when it was claimed by Saxe-Gotha. This is the only coin showing both rulers.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.42 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-2906; Kernbach G 2.1.
- 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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [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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