Denmark (1496-97) goldgulden Fr-4
This specimen was lot 1002 in Stack's Bowers sale of the L. E. Bruun Collection (Copenhagen, September 2024), where it sold for €57,600 (about US$63,832 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Rare and Elusive Goldgulden From the Reign of Hans. DENMARK. Goldgulden (Rhinsk Gulden), ND (ca. 1496-1497). Malmö or Copenhagen Mint. Hans. NGC EF-45. Mintmaster: Herman van Nassau or Hans Sever. A wonderful example of one of Denmark's first gold coins, struck to finance the German mercenaries in the war against the Swedish rebel king, Sten Gustafsson Sture. Displaying a handsome retained brilliance, with only light instances of actual circulation.
The coin was formerly in the collection of the legal councillor Frederik Christian Bech (1817-1905) who acted as a judge in the city of Slagelse for an impressive period of 36 years, giving it an impressive pedigree in addition to all of its other attributes."
John, or Hans, was king of Denmark 1481-1513, king of Norway 1483-1513, king of Sweden 1497-1501 and duke of Schleswig-Holstein 1483-1513. He was the last ruler to successfully unite the Scandinavian countries, however briefly.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3.17 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-4; Galster-27A; Sieg-10; Schou 3; Bruun-3840.
- 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.
- Siegs Møntcatalog 2016: Danmark med Omrader, 48 ed., Frederikssund, Siegs Forlag ApS, 2015.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio, Jeremy Bostwick and Henrik Holt Christensen, The L. E. Bruun Collection - A Corpus of Scandinavian Monetary History Part I, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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