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1 Ducat - John Adolphus
| Issuer | Schwarzenberg, Principality of |
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| Year | 1682 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Johann Adolf I, Prince of Schwarzenberg, facing right, with long flowing hair and a short beard, wearing a mantle with lace collar in the Baroque style. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine engraving detail characteristic of late 17th-century German coinage. The bust is set within an inner beaded border. A Latin legend encircles the field, reading the prince's abbreviated titles and name. |
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| Reverse lettering | ·B·IN HO·D·IN GIM - MVR·WIT·FRAV·Ec |
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The Schwarzenberg family received their elevation to Imperial Princes in 1670, just over a decade before this ducat was struck — the coinage rights that followed were as much a display of newly confirmed status as they were a monetary instrument. John Adolphus, the first Prince of Schwarzenberg, ruled a territory whose wealth derived primarily from Bohemian landholdings, and gold ducats of this period served the dynastic court far more than local commerce.
Fr#121 is rare by any measure; Friedberg lists it without a meaningful survival estimate, and auction appearances are infrequent enough that pricing relies heavily on comparable minor German princely gold rather than direct comparables.