Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Ducat - Charles Philip Francis
| Issuer | Hohenlohe-Bartenstein |
|---|---|
| Year | 1747-1750 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Charles Philip Francis facing left, wearing armour with elaborate decoration and a flowing periwig with tight curls. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine Baroque workmanship, displaying considerable detail in the lace cravat and shoulder armour. A circular legend in Latin surrounds the portrait within a raised rim. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Hohenlohe-Bartenstein was among the smallest of the German mediatized territories entitled to mint coinage under the Holy Roman Empire — a privilege that many such houses exercised more for prestige than commercial necessity. Charles Philip Francis ruled from 1729 until his death in 1763, and the narrow window of this issue's production almost certainly reflects either a specific financial transaction requiring specie of known fineness or a diplomatic occasion demanding presentation pieces.
Fratin 1340 is a recognized rarity. Surviving examples are few enough that auction appearances generate significant collector attention, and die-to-die variation within this short series has never been thoroughly cataloged.