Hungary (1486-90)-KP* goldgulden Fr-22
This specimen was lot 2087 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 7,500 CHF (about US$9,911 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"UNGARN, Matthias Corvinus, 1458-1490. Goldgulden o. J. (1486-1490), Kremnitz. Kammergraf Peter Schaider. NGC MS64. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar. (kingdom of Hungary, Matthias Corvinus, 1458-1490, undated goldgulden, circa 1486-90, Kremnitz mint. Extraordinary condition, 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: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.55 g.
Catalog reference: Pohl K9. Lengyel 51/1A var. Huszar 689 var. 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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