Frankfurt 1496 goldgulden Fr-941
This specimen was lot 2430 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANKFURT, REICHSMÜNZSTÄTTE Maximilian I. von Habsburg, König 1486-1508. Pfandinhaber Philipp von Weinsberg, 1452-1503. Goldgulden 1496. GOLD. Gewellt, winz. Probierspur am Rand, sehr schön. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. (imperial mint at Frankfurt, Maximilian of Hapsburg, king of Germany 1486-1508, pledged to Philip of Weinsberg, 1452-1503, gold gulden of 1496. Bent, tool mark on the edge, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1494-1512, long after Maximilian's death.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,22 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-941; J. u. F. 130 a; Levinson I-343 (R).
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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