Saxon 20 Ducat gold coin 1610 Sold for record price

German coins - Saxon 20 Ducat Gold Coin 1610

On 6 December 2013, a 1610 Saxon 20 ducat Prince-Elector Christian II gold coin sold for 6.5 million Czech koruna (324,238 United States Dollars) excluding buyer premium and charges. The very rare and well preserved gold coin has broken the record for the Most Expensive Czech Republic coin. The old record belong to a Russian rouble of Empress Anna, from 1730, which was sold for 5.5 million Czech koruna (272,763 United States Dollars), including the auction surcharge.
The Prince-Elector Christian II gold coin auction by Aurea Numismatika auction in their 52 auction: Coins, Medal, Paper Money, Decoration.

Today's auction offered an exceptional collection of mainly Ducate coins.
"Above all, I must mention the two 10 Ducates of the (Czech early 17th-century) 'Winter King' Friedrich of Westphalia and of the Duke of Wallenstein, sold for 4.05 and 2.6 million Kč, respectively. The last coin that was sold for a million crowns today was the very rare Prague tolar of (Habsburg Emperor and King of Bohemia) Ferdinand II from 1630," Vesely said.
He said many other coins were auctioned for hundreds of thousands of crowns apiece.
On Dec. 8, Auera Numismatica will offer an auction of a unique collection of Russian banknotes from the Czarist Russia.
"Record sales can be expected again in view of the quality of the collection which is unparalleled with all what has appeared at world auctions so far," Veselý said.

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Christian II, Elector of Saxony
Christian II of Saxony (23 September 1583 – 23 June 1611) was Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611. He was born in Dresden, the eldest son of Christian I of Saxony and Sophie of Brandenburg. He belonged to the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. Christian succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony in 1591 at the age of eight. Because of his youth, his kinsman, Duke Frederick William I of Saxe-Weimar, assumed the regency of the Electorate until 1601, when Christian was declared an adult and began to govern.
In the course of the event that eventually led to the Thirty Years' War, his refusal to join the Union of Auhausen deepened the division between the Protestant German states.
In Dresden, on September 12, 1602, Christian married Hedwig, daughter of the King Frederick II of Denmark. This marriage was childless. He died in Dresden in 1611. Having left no issue, on his death his brother John George succeeded him as Elector.