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1 Ducat - Albert
| Issuer | Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach |
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| Year | 1651-1663 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse lettering | ALBERTUS D G M B A & S |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Brandenburg-Ansbach operated as a cadet branch of the Hohenzollern dynasty, and Albert's ducats from this period reflect the fractured sovereignty of the post-Westphalian German territories — dozens of minor princes asserting the right to strike gold coinage as a signal of standing rather than commercial necessity. Surviving examples in clean condition are uncommon; the principality's output was modest, and gold of this size circulated actively across the Rhine trade networks.
Friedrich Haas's reference Fr#330 groups this issue without distinguishing annual die variations, meaning date-specific examples outside the major collections remain incompletely cataloged.