Berg (1360-1408) goldgulden Fr-1376
This specimen was lot 3661 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €7,500 (about US$10,109 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"JÜLICH-KLEVE-BERG, BERG, GRAFSCHAFT, SEIT 1380 HERZOGTUM, Wilhelm II. 1360-1408. Goldgulden o. J. Münzstätte wahrscheinlich Mülheim. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Attraktives Exemplar, fast vorzüglich. (Germany, county/duchy of Berg, William II, 1360-1408, undated goldgulden, probably Mulheim mint. Very rare, attractive example, about extremely fine.)"
This rare issue is the only gold coin of this ruler. William II was count of Berg 1360-80 and duke of Berg 1380-1408, while another William II was duke of Julich 1361-93. Rainald IV was duke of Guelders (Gelderland) 1402-23. The merger of Berg, Cleve and Julich occurred later in the sixteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.52 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-1376; Noss 77 a.
- 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017
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