Baden 1513 1/4 guldiner
This specimen was lot 4911 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €28,000 (about US$36,182 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BADEN, MARKGRAFSCHAFT, Christoph I. 1475-1515, †1527. 1/4 Guldiner 1513. BEAT : BERNA - R - D : MARCHIO : Heiliger Bernhard in Rüstung steht fast v. v. in der Rechten die badische Fahne haltend, die Linke auf den badischen Schild gestützt//MONETA · NOVA - BADENSIS · 1513 Behelmtes und verziertes vierfeldiges Wappen, unten das Goldene Vlies. Von allergrößter Seltenheit. Winz. Henkelspur, dennoch sehr attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, sehr schön +. (margraviate of Baden, Christof I, 1475-1515, died 1527, quarter guldiner of 1513. Obverse: St. Bernard in full armor standing, supporting the Baden arms; reverse: helmeted quartered arms, the Order of the Golden Fleece below. Extremely rare, small mount mark, nevertheless a very attractive example with a nice patina, choice very fine.)"
This one year type is very rare. Baden was divided by Christof's sons in 1535 into Baden-Baden (Catholic) and Baden-Durlach (Protestant) lines. The two branches were not unified until the late eighteenth century when the Baden-Baden line fell extinct.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 7.12 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB33, Wielandt 128.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
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