Eichstatt 1738 ducat Fr-911
This specimen was lot 1888 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"EICHSTÄTT, BISTUM, Johann Anton II. von Freyberg, 1736-1757. Dukat 1738. Mit der stehenden Heiligen Walburga. GOLD. Min. gewellt, winz. Kratzer, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, bishopric of Eichstatt, John Anton of Freyberg, 1736-57, ducat of 1738, with the standing figure of St. Walburga. Slightly wavy, light scratches, about extremely fine.)"
The bishop issued another ducat in 1738 (KM 60) featuring St. Willibald on the reverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, .986 fine gold, this specimen 3,47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 61, Cahn 122; Fr-911.
- 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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