Hesse-Homburg 1838 gulden
This specimen was lot 1128 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ALLEMAGNE, HESSE-HOMBURG, Ludwig (1829-1839), AR Gulden, 1838, Darmstadt. Très Beau. (Germany, landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg, Louis, 1829-39, silver gulden of 1838, Darmstadt mint. Very fine.)"
The landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg was split from Hesse-Darmstadt in 1622. It was mediatized by Napoleon but restored by the Vienna Congress then fell to Prussia in 1866 on the extinction of the dynasty. Its issues are sporadic and scarce. Except for a few proofs dated 1839, this is a one year type.
Recorded mintage: 11,000.
Specification: 10.6 g, 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 12, J. 2; A.K.S. 164.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 137, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
Link to:
- 1846 double gulden
- 1859 thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1838
- return to coins of German States, Hesse-Homburg