Frankfurt 1498 goldgulden Fr-941

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Sincona sale 54, lot 201

This specimen was lot 201 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,071 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankfurt, Stadt, Goldgulden 1498. Titel Maximilian I. als König. Pfandinhaber Philipp von Weinsberg, 1452-1503. Vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Germany, city of Frankfurt, goldgulden of 1498, struck in the name of Maximilian I as king. Extremely fine, Extraordinary condition.)"

Frankfurt was an imperial free city that was the site of the diet of the Holy Roman Empire. It is now in Hesse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3.26 g.

Catalog reference: J. u. F. 132, Fr-941.

Source:

  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.

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