Brandenburg-Franconia (1495-1515) goldgulden Fr-306
This specimen was lot 1804 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,531 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRANDENBURG IN FRANKEN, Friedrich allein, 1495-1515. Goldgulden o. J. Schwabach. GOLD. Fast vorzüglich. (Germany, margraviate of Brandenburg-Franconia, Frederick alone, 1495-1515, undated goldgulden, Schwabach mint. About extremely fine.)"
Friedberg lists this type for 1497-1515. Many come with dates. Brandenburg-Franconia was divided into Brandenburg-Ansbach and Brandenburg-Bayreuth on the death of Georg Friedrich in 1603.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.28 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-306; v. Schr. 438; Slg. Grüber (Auktion Künker 267) 3114 var.
- 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, 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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