Pfalz 1662 ducat Fr-2001

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Pfalz 1662 ducat rev Stacks 110-700.jpg
Kurpfalz, or the Electoral Palatinate, in 1547, from Putzger's 1905 atlas

This specimen was lot 700 in Stack's "Vermuele, Ward & Mexico Maxico" sale (New York, January 2010), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMAN STATES. PFALZ (PALATINATE). Karl Ludwig, 1648-1680. Ducat, 1662. Elegant armored bust r. within titles Count Palatine of the Rhine, High Treasurer of the Empire, Prince Elector and Duke of Bavaria. Rv. Helmet and mantling over three shields, DOMINVS PROVIDEBIT, The Lord Will Provide. Much lustre, a glass finds hints of cleaning and a surface scuff in right obverse field. About Uncirculated." This type was struck 1659, 1662 and 1673; a similar type with a portrait of Elector Carl (r. 1680-85) was issued 1682-86; all are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, .986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-2001, KM 100 (listed under Pfalz-Simmern).

Source:

  • 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]Kraljevich, John, and Frank Van Valen, The Vermuele, Ward & Mexico Maxico Collections, New York: Stack's, 2009.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

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