Brandenburg-Franconia (1470-86) goldgulden Fr-304

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Künker sale 294, lot 3501

This specimen was lot 3501 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €500 (about US$674 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG IN FRANKEN, Albrecht Achilles, 1464-1486. Goldgulden o. J. (1470-1486), Schwabach. GOLD. Seltene Variante. Druckstelle, sehr schön. (Brandenburg-Franconia, Albrecht Achilles, 1464-86, undated goldgulden, Schwabach mint. Rare variety, rim bumps, very fine.)"

This goldgulden, Albrecht's only gold issue, is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.25 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.21 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-304; v. Schr. 322.

Source:

  • 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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