Hesse-Cassel 1633-TS goldgulden Fr-1250
This specimen was lot 30677 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), where it sold for $2,937.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hesse-Cassel. Wilhelm V gold Goldgulden 1633 MS63 NGC. Brilliant luster engulfs the surfaces and the strike is notably sharp for the type, boldly illustrating the storm's attempt to topple the tree within the central motif. Extremely desirable in this condition and certainly among the finest extant for the issue. From The Lexington Collection of Jonathan K. Kern." This rare type was issued 1628-34 during the reign of the landgrave William V (r. 1627-37); twelve different thalers are known with this theme, all dated 1628-38. Hesse-Cassel was promoted to an Electorate in 1803 and was annexed by Prussia in 1866.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 110, Fr-1250.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, and Warren Tucker, Heritage Signature Auction 3035, World and Ancient Coins, featuring the FoxLair Collection and the Law Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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