Mainz (1371-73) goldgulden Fr-1602

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Künker sale 404, lot 2128

This specimen was lot 2128 in Künker sale 404 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €4,600 (about US$6,036 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DAS ERZBISTUM MAINZ. ERZBISCHOF JOHANN I. VON LUXEMBURG-LIGNY, 1371-1373. Die Münzstätte Bingen. Goldgulden o. J., Bingen. I - OhAnES [drei Ringe übereinander] A - REPVS [drei Ringe übereinander] mAGV [drei Ringe übereinander] Erzbischof steht v. v. mit Buch und Krummstab auf Podest//+ mOnETA [drei Ringe übereinander] In [drei Ringe übereinander] OPIDO [drei Ringe übereinander] PInGWEnSIS [drei Ringe übereinander] Vierfeldiges Wappen (Mainz/Luxemburg) in einfachem Dreipass, in den Winkeln je ein Dreiblatt. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Sehr schön +. Exemplar der Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 426, Frankfurt/Main 2020, Nr. 954. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, John of Luxembourg-Ligny, 1371-73, undated goldgulden, Bingen mint. Obverse: the archbishop seated facing, with book and crozier on a pedestal; reverse: quartered arms of Mainz and Luxembourg in a trilobe cantonned with trefoils. Extremely rare, choice very fine.)"

This is an early gold coin for this ecclesiastical state, which was a major issuer of goldgulden in the late Middle Ages. Johann issued two goldgulden: Fr-1602 (shown here) and Fr-1603 (archbishop enthroned/arms in trilobe reverse).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,53 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1602; Felke - (see this type with IN OPIDI); Link - (see this type with MONETA OPIDI PINGVWENSIS); Slg. Pick I (Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 405) 106 var.; Slg. Walther 77 var.

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.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 404: Coins and Medals of the City of Mainz - The Prof. Dr. Eckhart Pick Collection, Part II, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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