Auction Highlight: 10 Dukaten 1525
Highlight of the upcoming Auction Leipziger Münzhandlung und Auktion Heidrun Höhn e. K.– Auction 102 (November 8th-11th), Lot 2510
The baltic numismatist Ivar Leimus has published the following research findings on this piece: This attractive gold coin type with the abbreviated year (15)25 exists in three variants. Firstly, those without an additional mark on the obverse field, secondly, those showing a rosette in the right field, and finally, those with a small cross in addition to the rosette in the left field of the obverse next to the sword hilt, as on our piece. Ivar Leimus noted that most of the pieces were made or cast from corroded dies and often showed traces of mounting. He also considered that the Português with the date 1525 and the two epithets were made only during the Livonian War (1558-1560) – as outstanding military awards.
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This 10 Ducat will be auctioned at Leipziger Münzhandlung und Auktion Heidrun Höhn e. K.in the Auction 102 on November 10th starting 10:00 under Lot Number 2510. The starting bid is 20.000€.
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