Gorinchem (1583-91) rose noble Fr-80

Heritage sale 3076, lot 32016

photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 32016 in Heritage sale 3076 (Long Beach, CA, September 2019), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Gorinchem. City gold Imitative Rose Noble ND (1583-1591) XF45 NGC. Struck in imitation of the gold Ryal (Rose Noble) issues produced under the reign of Edward IV, this type still bearing his name in the obverse legend. The surfaces are a brassy hue of gold, with the majority of the detail well-outlined and dressed in earthen tones that create an accentuating effect, the strike placed on a broad, attractive flan. From the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection." Gorinchem was originally an independent burg but was incorporated into the county of Holland in 1417. It was on the front line of the contest between the Catholics and Calvinists during the sixteenth century. This issue and an accompanying Flemish noble are the only gold issues from this town. The rose noble was an imitation of a fifteenth century English coin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 7.48 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-80, S-1952, Schneider-851.

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.
van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
^[1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3076, featuring the Allen Moretti Swiss Collection and the James Mossman Collection of Canadian Coinage, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.

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Gorinchem (1583-91) rose noble Fr-80

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