Hungary (1424) goldgulden Fr-10
This specimen was lot 2072 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,700 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"UNGARN, Sigismund, 1387-1437. Goldgulden o. J. (1424), Buda. Kammergraf Onofrio Bardi. NGC MS63. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (kingdom of Hungary, Sigismund, 1387-1437, undated goldgulden, circa 1424, Buda mint. Graded NGC MS-63, Extraordinary condition.)"
The ducats or florins or goldgulden of Hungary are among the more common gold coins of the late middle ages. This is the first goldgulden of the Buda mint we have posted on this site.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.52 g.
Catalog reference: Pohl D2-37, Lengyel 18/7, Huszar 573, Fr-10.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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