Basel 1507 goldgulden Fr-14
This specimen was lot 3040 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$8,589 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Reichsmünzstätte Basel Maximilian I. 1493-1508/9. Goldgulden 1507, Basel. Reichsapfel in Dreipass. Rv. Madonna von vorne, das Wappen von Eberhard von Königstein zu ihren Füssen. Am Ende der Umschrift die Jahreszahl. Von grosser Seltenheit. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, goldgulden of 1507, Basel mint. Obverse: imperial orb in trilobe; reverse: Madonna and Child facing, the arms of Eberhard von Königstein at her feet, date at the end of the legend. Of high rarity, Very fine-extremely fine.)"
Friedberg lists this type for 1504-09 and 1516.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.25 g.
Catalog reference: Winterstein (Goldgulden) 218, HMZ 2-50f, Fr-14.
- 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.
- Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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