Coronation of August as King of Poland

Triton XIX, Lot: 2368. Estimate $2500. Sold for $6000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

GERMANY, Sachsen-Albertinische Linie (Kurfürstentum). Friedrich August I (August II von Polen). 1694-1733. AV Doppeldukat (24mm, 7.02 g, 12h). Commemorating his Coronation as King of Poland. Dresden mint. Dated 15 September 1697. Friedrich on horseback right, holding reigns and baton / Crown with crossed scepters in background, set atop legend in six lines. Kahnt 243; KM 699; Friedberg 2826. Superb EF, highly lustrous.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Christie’s (8 March 1983), lot 197.