Frankfurt (1451-93) goldgulden Fr-940
This specimen was lot 1173 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$360 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Frankfurt, Reichsmünzstätte, Friedrich III. von Habsburg, Kaiser 1451-1493. Pfandinhaber Philipp von Weinsberg, 1452-1503 Goldgulden o. J. Fast sehr schön. (Germany, city of Frankfurt, imperial mint, emperor Frederick III of Habsburg, 1451-93, mint lessee Konrad von Weinsberg, 1431-1452, undated goldgulden, About very fine.)"
Frankfurt was an imperial free city that was the site of the diet of the Holy Roman Empire. It is now in Hesse. A few of these coins bear dates but most, including this one, do not. It is fairly common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.30 g.
Catalog reference: J.u.F.120, Fr-940.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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