Aragon (1336-87) florin Fr-1

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Heritage sale 3064, lot 33838
Aragon H3064-33838r.jpg
Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1501. Note the tower mintmark

The first specimen was lot 33838 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $336. The catalog description[1] noted, "Aragon. Pedro III gold Florin ND (1276-85) VF Details (Edge Filing) NGC. St. John the Baptist standing. This is an offering from Pedro el Grande, (The Great). Large lis on reverse." The second specimen was lot 1501 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €480 (about US$624 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"ESPAGNE, CATALOGNE ET ARAGON, Pierre III (IV en Aragon) (1336-1387), AV florin d'or au type florentin, Valence. Différent: tour. D/ ARAG-O REX· P Lis. R/ S· IOHA-NNES· B (tour) Saint Jean deb. de f. Très Beau. (Spain, Peter III of Aragon, 1336-87, gold florin, Valencia mint, tower mintmark. Obverse: fleur-de-lys; reverse: St. John the Baptist facing. Very Fine.)"

This imitation of a Florentine florin was struck in Perpignan for Pedro IV of Aragon, also Pedro III, count of Barcelona 1336-87. It is known with various privy marks: flower, head, crescent, cross, dagger, inverted triangle, "R" and a helmet (first specimen). It was also struck at Barcelona and Zaragoza. The fineness ranged 18 K-23.75 K. There was also quarter and half florins.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.43 g, .983 fine gold, .108 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-1, Cayón-1858. The second specimen is Crusafont 392; Cayón-1851.

Source:

  • Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
  • 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.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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