Gelderland (1492-1538) florin Fr-68
This specimen was lot 1308 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $840.13. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Gelderland. Florin, ND. Karel Van Egmond (1492-1538). NGC AU-50. Nice strike. Attractive design." 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 duke 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 florin was roughly equal to a ducat; Dutch collectors call it a Rijdergoudgulden.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.43 g, .983 fine gold, .108 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-68.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.
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