Mainz (1360-65) goldgulden Fr-1597

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Jean Elsen sale 148, lot 375

This specimen was lot 375 in Jean Elsen sale 148 (Brussels, September 2021), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,969 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"ALLEMAGNE, MAYENCE, Archevêché, Gerlach von Nassau (1353-1371), AV florin d'or au type florentin, 1360-1365, Eltville ou Bingen. D/ + GERL'- ΛR'· EPS' Grand lis florentin. R/ (roue) ·S· IOHA-NNES B· (aigle) Saint Jean-Baptiste deb. de f., bénissant et ten. un sceptre cr. Rare. presque Superbe. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Gerlach of Nassau, 1353-71, gold florin, 1360-65, Eltville or Bingen mint. Obverse: large fleur-de-lys; reverse: St. John the Baptist facing, bearing a cross. Rare, about Extremely Fine.)"

This is the first gold coin mentioned for this ecclesiastical state, which was a major issuer of goldgulden in the late Middle Ages.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,54 g.

Catalog reference: Slg. Walther 68; Felke 30; Fr-1597.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Grierson, Philip, Coins of Medieval Europe, London: B. A. Seaby Ltd., 1991.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 148: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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