Hungary (1382-85) goldgulden Fr-8
This specimen was lot 33942 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $4,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hungary: Maria of Anjou (1382-1387) gold Goldgulden ND (1382-1385) MS64 NGC, Unknown mint (possibly Buda). S'A'n'TVS L'A' | DISLAVV R, crowned, nimbate, and mantled figure of St. Ladislaus standing facing, axe in right hand, globus cruciger in left; mintmaster's mark to left / +mARIЄ • DЄI (three pellets) G • R • VnGARIЄ •, bipartite shield within tressure within polylobe. A relatively short-lived type that closely copied the 1/4 Nobles of contemporary England, expertly struck and presenting glowing fields. Finest certified by NGC." The ducats or florins or goldgulden of Hungary are among the more common gold coins of the late middle ages. A slightly later goldgulden of hers shows fleurs-de-lys on the obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.57 g.
Catalog reference: Husz-563, Fr-8, CNH-112.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.
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