Baden (1475-1515) goldgulden Fr-117
This specimen was lot 1735 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,948 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BADEN, BADEN, MARKGRAFSCHAFT, Christoph I. 1475-1515, †1527. Goldgulden o. J. Baden-Baden. GOLD. R Kl. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön. (Germany, margraviate of Baden, Christoph I, 1475-1515 (died 1527), undated goldgulden, Baden-Baden mint. Rare, edge flaw, very fine.)"
This type also comes dated for 1505-09 (Fr-118). In the sixteenth century, the margrave of Baden was a petty ruler; most of what is now Baden was then ruled by the Austrians. Baden was divided into Baden-Baden and Baden-Durlach during 1535-1771. There are no common gold coins for this state prior to unification in 1871.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.19 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-117; Wielandt 36.
- 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.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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