Gelderland (1371-1402) goldgulden Fr-43

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Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 426

This specimen was lot 426 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €150 (about US$200 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Hertogdom, Willem I (1371-1402), AV Rijnse goudgulden, Arnhem. Vz/ Bb. v.v. met zwaard onder een baldakijn, daaronder Gelders wapenschild. Kz/ De wapenschilden van Arnhem en Gelderland in een zespas. Stukje uit de rand. Gesoldeerd op kz. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (duchy of Gelderland, William I, 1371-1402, goldgulden, Arnhem mint. Obverse: half-length bust of the duke under a baldachin, arms of Gelderland below; reverse: arms of Arnhem and Gelderland in a hexalobe. Mount removed, Fine - Very Fine.)"

In the late fifteenth century, the Netherlands was still an empty wasteland with only a shadow of her future importance. Gelderland was ruled by an independent count only loosely tied to the Empire. Only on his extinction did Gelderland become part of the Hapsburg inheritance, about the same time Lutheranism and Calvinism began to obtain a hold there. After Charles V's death in 1556, the Hapsburgs and the Protestants would collide, sparking the States' Revolt. This is the first gold coin of Gelderland not extremely rare. It sold cheaply because the damage from the crudely torn off mount.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.43 g, .983 fine gold, .108 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,31 g.

Catalog reference: v.d.Ch. 6, 1; Delm-588; Fr-43.

Source:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 140, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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