2 Ducats - Matthias II Klippe
Features
| Issuer |
City of Breslau
(Silesia)  |
|---|---|
| Period |
Free City (1337-1670)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Year | 1617 |
| Value | 2 Ducats (7) |
| Currency | Thaler |
| Composition | Gold (.986) |
| Weight | 6.99 g |
| Size | 23 × 23 mm |
| Shape | Klippe |
| Technique | Klippe |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 316922 |
| References | KM# 269 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (8 volumes). Edmund Kopicki; 1995. Ilustrowany skorowidz pieniedzy polskich i z Polska związanych. Polskie Towarzystwo Numizmatyczne (Polish Numismatic Society), Warsaw, Poland (4 volumes).Friedrich Friedensburg, Hans Seger; 1901. Schlesiens Münzen und Medaillen der neueren Zeit = Silesian Coins and Medals of Modern Times. Vereins für das Museum Schlesischer Altertümer, Wrocław, Poland. |
Commemorative issue
Tribute to city of Breslau
Obverse
Crowned F, inscription over shield with coat of arms.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
F
II
LEGITI MECER:
TAN TIBVS.
1617
MONET VRATIS
Reverse
Crowned bust of Matthias to the right, legend around a beaded inner circle.
Script: Latin
Lettering: MATTHIAS.D:G:ROM:IM:S:A:GER:HVN:BOHE: REX.D:SILES:
Unabridged legend: Matthias Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiae Rex Dux Silesiae
Translation: Matthias, by the grace of God, Emperor of the Romans, forever August, King of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia, Duke of Silesia.
Edge
Plain
Mint
Wrocław, Poland (1100-1878)See also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Bullion value: USD 958.75
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Actual gold weight: 0.222 oz
Current gold price: 4326.73 USD/oz (see gold price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Oslo Myntgalleri Auction 40 Lot 406 
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10 May 2025 | AU |
USD 21 111.90
(NOK 200 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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