This coin minted in 1771/ Bern AV Doppel Dukat 6.90g. 28mm. .986 Swiss Kantons where renowned for their artistic coinage. Thought I would share it on ancient board...... John
I like it. I like the border, and I like the design, on the obverse and reverse. And I like the fact, that it is made of gold. At 28 mm and 6.9 grams, it sounds like a thin coin.
John, Nice score of a rare denomination ! The coat of arms is beautifully engraved & the coin is in gem grade . What grade did NGC give it ?
Thanks Al I agree the engraving/ design are beautifull. The master engravers/ die cutters/ mintmasters from 1650-1850 where experts at their trade. Sadly, the same is not true today. Also, seems the high value silver/ gold where the nicest/ the AV 20 Dukaten from Zurich/ Bern/ Basel are to die for. NGC gave the coin a MS-63 designation. John Here is a AV 20 Dukaten from Regensburg ND (Imperial City) A Million Dollar coin these days. HRE Josef II 1765-90 (I can ONLY dream about that beauty) Regensburg/ Nurnburg/ Basel/ Zurich/ Bern/ Transylvania/ the Holy Roman Empire struck money, "Too nice to spend"
That's not as thin, as I had imagined. I guess I've gotten used to the sizes and weights of ancient coins, which are usually somewhat chunkier than medieval and modern coins. I was also guessing, that a gold coin of that diameter and weight, would be thinner, but I really had no idea. It seems like a very nice coin. It sort of reminds me, of a very fancy checker, for a game of checkers, but made of gold. If only I had 12 of them, and 12 similar silver coins (I have no idea what those would be), then I could have a very fancy (and expensive) game of checkers.
That's a great coin John. I think the 17th and 18th century gold strikes by the Swiss cantons are very attractive coins. Great addition.
