Breslau 1617 2 ducats Fr-462

Sincona sale 46, lot 202

This specimen was lot 202 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$13,199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Breslau, Stadt, 2 Dukaten 1617. Titel von Matthias. Selten. Vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Breslau, double ducat of 1617, struck in the name of Matthais. Rare, Extremely fine.)"

This rare type is also available as a klippe (KM 269). It was accompanied by a single ducat (Fr-464).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.95 g.

Catalog reference: F. u. S. 3466. Fr-462, KM 268.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

Link to:

• 1611 double ducat, Matthias II
• 1617 ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1617
• return to coins of German States, Breslau