German States, Brandenburg-Ansbach (Margraviate). Christian Friedrich Karl Alexander AV Ducat. Commemorating the reunification of Ansbach and Bayreuth. Schwabach mint, 1769. Dies by Johann Samuel Götzinger; Peter Anton Kolb, mintmaster. GEORG : FRID : & ALEXANDER • MARCH : BRAND :, confronted armoured busts of Georg Friedrich on left looking to right, and Alexander on right looking to left, dates below in Roman numerals; BVRGGRA VII NORIMBERG SVPERIORIS & INFERIORIS PRICIPATVS. in three lines above S. in exergue / PROVIDENTIA ET PACTIS., crowned shields-of-arms flanking garlanded altar, upon which is an open book; IN MEMORIAM CONIVNCTIONIS VTRIVSQVE BURGGRAVIATVS NORICI. in three lines above dates and G in exergue. KM 286; Grüber Coll. 4586; Friedberg 363. 3.49g, 24mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine; slight crease, highly lustrous fields.
From the collection of GK;
Ex Hess-Divo AG, Auction 331, 1 December 2016, lot 793.
Price realized | 1'100 GBP |
Starting price | 900 GBP |
Estimate | 1'500 GBP |