Mainz (1365-71) goldgulden Fr-1599

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Künker sale 386, lot 4659

This specimen was lot 4659 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,360 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Gerlach von Nassau, 1354-1371. Goldgulden o. J. (1365-1371), Bingen. Stehender Erzbischof mit Buch und Krummstab//Gespaltener Wappenschild (Mainz/Nassau) in Dreipaß. GOLD. R Min. gewellt, fast vorzüglich. Erworben von der Münzenhandlung Ludwig Grabow, Rostock. (archbishopric of Mainz, Gerlach of Nassau, 1354-71, undated goldgulden, Bingen mint. Obverse: standing archbishop with book and crozier; reverse: trifold arms. Rare, slightly wavy, about extremely fine.)"

Gerlach was the first archbishop of Mainz to issue gold. His first goldgulden (Fr-1597) were fairly close imitations of Florentine florins. This one, slightly later, removes the fleur-de-lys in favor of the figure of the archbishop.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

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

Catalog reference: Slg. Walther 72 var; Fr-1599; Link 1; Slg. Pick 98.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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