CNG 100, Lot: 696. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Sachsen-Albertinische Linie (Kurfürstentum). Friedrich August I (August II von Polen). 1694-1733. AV Dukat (22mm, 3.46 g, 1h). Commemorating his Election and Coronation as King of Poland. Dresden mint; Johann Kock, mintmaster. Dated 1697. PRO REGNO•, arm in armor, protruding from a cloud, holding curved Polish saber; small I.K. below / Crown over crossed palm fronds tied with a beaded ribbon above D • G • / AUGUSTUS • II • / CORON • IN • REG • / POLON • & • M • D • L / 15 • SEPT • / 1697 • in six lines. KM 695; Friedberg 2830. Choice EF, lustrous, hairlines.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1979.