Brandenburg-Franconia 1512 goldgulden Fr-306
This specimen was lot 1382 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €600 (about US$750 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, BRANDEBOURG-FRANCONIE, Friedrich IV (1495-1515), AV florin d'or, 1512, Schwabach. D/ Saint Jean-Baptiste deb. de f., montrant l'agneau de Dieu. Entre ses pieds, une t. de chien. R/ Croix fleuronnée, cantonnée des écus de Brandebourg, Poméranie, Burggraf et Zollern. Coup sur la tranche. presque Superbe. (Germany, margraviate of Brandenburg-Franconia, Frederick IV, 1495-1515, gold florin of 1512, Schwabach mint. Obverse: St. John the Baptist facing, holding the Lamb of God, a dog's head between his feet; reverse: floriate cross, cantonned with the arms of Brandenburg, Pomerania, Burggraf and Hohenzollern. Edge nick, about Extremely Fine.)"
Friedberg lists this type for 1497-1515. Many, such as this one, 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 is 3,23 g.
Catalog reference: von Schrötter 520; Fr-306.
- 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.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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