4 Ducats - Frederick August I
Features
| Issuer |
Electorate of Saxony (Albertinian Line)
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Prince elector |
Frederick Augustus I (Friedrich August I) (1694-1733)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1696 |
| Value | 4 Ducats (4 Dukaten) (14) |
| Currency | Thaler (1493-1805) |
| Composition | Gold (.986) |
| Weight | 14 g |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 359117 |
| References | Kahnt Au# 26 Helmut Kahnt; 2009. Die Münzen Augusts des Starken = The Coinage of Augustus the Strong. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (8 volumes). |
Obverse
Long-haired 1/3 figure to right holding upright sword, small imperial orb in margin above.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FR ID. AUGUST. DG. DUX. SAX. I. C. M. ANGR. ET. WESTPH.
Unabridged legend: FRIDERICUS AUGUSTUS DEI GRATIA DUX SAXONIÆ IULIACI CLIVIÆ MONTIUM ANGARIÆ ET WETPHALIÆ
Reverse
Electoral hat above ornate shield of 4-fold arms with central shield of Electoral Saxony arms, date in margin at top.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SAC. ROMANI. IMP. ARCHIMARS. ET. ELECT. X. 1696
I K
Mint
Dresden, GermanyMark
| IK | Johann Koch, Mint Master, Banská Štiavnica (1688-1695), Leipzig (1688-1698), Dresden (1688-1698) |
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1696 | IK | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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Bullion value: USD 1920.65
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Actual gold weight: 0.444 oz
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