Cologne (1455) goldgulden Fr-797
This specimen was lot 400 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €600 (about US$826 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, COLOGNE, Archevêché, Dietrich von Mörs (1414-1463), AV florin d'or, s.d. (1455), Riel. D/ Écu de l'archevêque posé sur une croix longue. R/ Écus de Mayence, Palatinat et Trèves posés en triangle. Au centre, un point. Très Beau. (Germany, archbishopric of Cologne, Dietrich of Mors, 1414-63, undated gold florin, circa 1455, Riel mint. Obverse: arms of the archbishop over a long cross; reverse: arms of Mainz, Palatinate and Trier posed in a triangle, a dot at the center. Very Fine.)"
The archbishop of Cologne was one of the most prolific issuers of gold coins in the late middle ages but output declined drastically after the Reformation.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 3,44 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-797, Noss 391B; Felke 1330.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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