Mainz 1636 ducat Fr-1649

Künker sale 386, lot 4713

This specimen was lot 4713 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,098 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Anselm Casimir Wamboldt von Umstadt, 1629-1647. Dukat 1636, Mainz. GOLD. R Leicht gedrückt, sehr schön. (archbishopric of Mainz, Anselm Casimir Wamboldt von Umstadt, 1629-47, ducat of 1636, Mainz mint. Rare, slightly bent, very fine.)"

This scarce type was also struck in 1638.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.36 g.

Catalog reference: KM 66, Slg. Walther 251; Fr-1649; Slg. Pick -.

Source:

• Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
• 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

Link to:

• 1632-HA ducat, Gustavus Adolphus
• 1636-BS 2 kreuzer = albus = ½ batzen
• 1636 quarter thaler
• 1636-BS thaler, date in legend
• 1637-BS half thaler
• 1637-BS thaler, date in legend
• 1638-MH 2 kreuzer = albus
• 1638-BS thaler, date below shield
• 1638 ducat
• 1638-BS double ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1636