Munsterberg-Oels 1562 ducat Fr-3233
This specimen was lot 3761 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €5,500 (about US$7,413 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHLESIEN, MÜNSTERBERG-OELS, HERZOGTUM, Johann, 1536-1565. Dukat 1562, Reichenstein. Ausbeute der Reichensteiner Gruben. GOLD. RR Sehr schön +. Exemplar der Preussag Collection, Part I. Auktion London Coin Galleries/Künker 1, London 2015, Nr. 451. (Silesia, duchy of Munsterberg-Oels, John, 1536-65, ducat of 1562, Reichenstein mint, for the mines. Rare, very fine or better.)"
This type is listed in Friedberg for 1553-62.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3,49 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB39, Fr-3233; F. u. S. 2129; Müseler 57.1/56.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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