Saxony 1657 ducat Fr-2720
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This specimen was lot 20281 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $2,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxony. Ducat, 1657. Johann Georg II (1656-80). PCGS AU-55 Secure Holder. Vicariat issue. A handsome example, sharply struck with just a light layer of translucent tone and nice remaining luster." On this occasion, the elector also minted a double ducat (KM 464), 3 ducat (KM 465), 4 ducat (KM 466), 5 ducat (KM 467), 6 ducat (KM 468), 8 ducat (KM 469), 10 ducat (KM 470) plus various silver issues.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-2720; KM-463.
- 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, 7th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2003.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.
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- 1657-☘ triple thaler, on the vicariat
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