Hungary (1385-87) goldgulden Fr-8
This specimen was lot 31818 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $1,801.20. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hungary: Maria of Anjou (1382-1395) Goldgulden 1385-1387 AU58 ANACS, Kaschau mint. A rare issue in an outstanding state of preservation. Maria's reign as the last of the Capetian line of Hungarian monarchs was a troubled one. Her mother ruled as regent in her minority until her marriage in 1385 to Duke Sigismund of Luxemburg. Within the year, she was overthrown by her agnate, Charles II (King of Naples until 1385). Upon his death in February of 1386, she was imprisoned by Neapolitan partisans until freed by her husband in 1387. While co-ruler with Sigismund, Maria retained her own seal; it is believed coins were struck both in her name and Sigismund's until her death in a riding accident in 1395." We also show a slightly earlier goldgulden of hers that lacks the fleurs-de-lys on the obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.43 g, 0.983 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-8, H-564.
- 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, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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