Cologne 1516 goldgulden Fr-805

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Künker sale 352, lot 1949

This specimen was lot 1949 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,644 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KÖLN, ERZBISTUM, Hermann V. von Wied, 1515-1546. Goldgulden 1516, unbekannte Münzstätte. GOLD. RR Sehr schön. (Germany, archbishopric of Cologne, Hermann V of Wied, 1515-46, goldgulden of 1516, unknown mint. Very rare, very fine.)"

This type is listed in Friedberg for 1515, 1517-31 and 1545-46 but is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.26 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-805; Noss 573 1/2.

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.
  • Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • [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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