Albania 1928-R 100 franga ari Fr-9
This specimen was lot 429 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €17,000 (about US$22,054 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALBANIEN, Zogu I. 1925-1928-1939. 100 Franken 1928, R, Rom. Probe mit Riffelrand; Feingold. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Nur 50 Exemplare geprägt. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of Albania, Zog I, 1928-39, hundred franga ari of 1928, Rome mint, pattern with reeded edge. Extremely rare, only fifty pieces struck, extremely fine.)"
The SCWC lists three different patterns for this denomination in 1928: KM Pr36 (head left = Fr-7), KM Pr37 (uniformed bust right = Fr-8) and KM Pr38 (head left in wreath, shown here). none were placed in circulation.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 81.35 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 29,03 g.
Catalog reference: KM Pr38, Fr-9; Schl. 22; Pagani (Proben) 789.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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