Hungary (1469)-K goldgulden Fr-22
This specimen was lot 2365 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 4,750 CHF (about US$6,890 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"UNGARN, Matthias Corvinus, 1458-1490. Goldgulden o. J. (1469), Kremnitz. Kammergraf Paul Bebek. Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Das durch PCGS höchstbewertete Exemplar. (kingdom of Hungary, Matthias Corvinus, 1458-90, undated goldgulden, circa 1469, Kremnitz mint. Rare, especially in this condition. PCGS MS64, Finest certified by PCGS.)"
The ducats or florins or goldgulden of Hungary are among the more common gold coins of the late middle ages. This type was struck with multiple mintmarks and assayers' arms.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.53 g.
Catalog reference: Pohl K6. Lengyel 41. Huszar 678, Fr-22.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
Links to: