Nurnberg 1700-CGL ducat Fr-1886

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Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 961

This specimen was lot 961 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €750 (about US$1,041 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, NUREMBERG, Ville impériale, AV ducat, 1700CGL (chronogramme). Klippe. D/ Trois écus. Au-dessus, une colombe ten. un rameau. R/ L'agneau de Dieu deb. à g. sur le globe terrestre, ten. une bannière inscrite PAX. Fine griffe au droit. presque Superbe. (Germany, imperial city of Nuremburg, gold klippe duct of 1700. Obverse: three shields; below, a dove bearing an olive branch. Reverse: the Lamb of God to left over the globe, bearing a banner inscribed PAX. Fine scratch on the obverse. about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck starting in 1700 and tho not cheap, is more available than other Nurnberger ducats of the eighteenth century.

Recorded mintage: unknown but restruck in the 1740's.

Specification: 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, this specimen 3,48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 258, Kellner 73; Fr-1886.

Source:

  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 41: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2007.
  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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