Hungary (1364-72) goldgulden Fr-5
This specimen was lot 410 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €500 (about US$666 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HONGRIE, Louis Ier d'Anjou (1342-1382), AV florin d'or, vers 1364-1372, Buda. D/ Ecu parti d'Hongrie-Anjou dans un polylobe cantonné de petits lis. R/ Saint Ladislas deb. de f., ten. une hallebarde et un gl. cr. A g., P et trois lis. A d., quatre lis. Légères traces de monture. Très Beau. (kingdom of Hungary, Louis of Anjou, 1342-82, gold florin, Buda mint. Obverse: impaled arms of Hungary and Anjou in a hexalobe, cantonned with lilies; reverse: St. Ladislaus stands, facing, bearing a halberd and an orb, seven lilies and a "P" in the field. Trace of mounting, Very Fine.)"
The ducats or florins or goldgulden of Hungary are among the more common gold coins of the late middle ages.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.43 g, .983 fine gold, .108 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,47 g.
Catalog reference: Huszar 514; Pohl B4-1; Fr-5.
- 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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