Cologne 1437 goldgulden Fr-797
This specimen was lot 25112 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Cologne (Koln). Goldgulden, 1437. Riel Mint. Dietrich II von Moers. NGC AU-55. Obverse: Tri-form coats-of-arms; Reverse: Coat-of-arms over long cross pattee. Featuring a clear date in Roman numerals, this early-dated issue features a pleasing strike with very little in the way of actual handling and with a charming light yellow hue to the gold. From the Augustana Collection." 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. This is a very early dated coin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.900 fine gold. this specimen is 3.47 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-797.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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