Munsterberg-Oels 1557 ducat Fr-3231
This specimen was lot 2439 in Sincona sale 33 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$2,849 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Schlesien-Münsterberg-Oels, Herzogtum. Joachim, Heinrich III., Karl II. 1552-1562 Dukat 1557. Reichenstein Ausbeute. Vorzüglich. (Germany, duchy of Silesia-Münsterberg-Oels, Joachim, Henry III and Charles II, 1552-62, ducat of 1557, for the Reichenstein mine. Extremely fine.)"
The duchy is located in Silesia and fell to the Hapsburgs in the seventeenth century on the extinction of the line. Frederick the Great of Prussia seized Silesia in the 1740's but it is now part of Poland. This type is listed for 1553-62.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 3.5 g, .986 gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.53 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB38, Friedensburg/Seger 2110, Fr-3231.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 33, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2016.
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