Hungary (1387-1437) goldgulden Fr-9
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This specimen was lot 4079 in Goldberg sale 41 (Beverly Hills, May 2007), where it sold for $1,260. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hungary. Goldgulden, ND. Mint mark flag. Offenbanya mint. Sigismund, 1387-1437. Quartered arms with eagle. Obverse legend: + SIGISMVRDI. D. G. R. VRGARIE. Reverse: St. Ladislas standing holding battle ax in right hand and orb in left. Reverse legend: S. LADISL-AVS.REX. NGC graded MS-63." Hungary was a major producer of gold coins in the late middle ages, perhaps because of her control of mines in Transylvania, and this type is fairly common.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.54 grams, 21.95 mm, diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-9; Rethy-118; Pohl-D1-6.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 41: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2007.
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