Hungary (1411) goldgulden Fr-10
This specimen was lot 33943 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $7,800. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hungary: Sigismund (1387-1437) gold Goldgulden ND (c. 1411) MS66 NGC, Buda mint. S • LADISL | AVS • RЄX, crowned, nimbate, mantled figure of St. Ladislaus standing facing, axe in right hand, orb in left; monogram to right / +SIGISmVnDI • D • G • R • VnGARIЄ •, quartered shield with lions. A practically flawless specimen, produced from unbelievably highly polished dies, leaving a fine texturing over the fields together with a full engraver's guide that leaves little to the imagination. Certainly the nicest Sigismund Goldgulden we have yet handled, and the finest certified by NGC." The ducats or florins or goldgulden of Hungary are among the more common gold coins of the late middle ages.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.57 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-9, Husz-573, Lengyel-18/3.
- 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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