Mainz (1390-96) goldgulden Fr-1613

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from the Stack's Bowers 2020 NYINC sale, lot 20361
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This specimen was lot 20361 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2020), where it sold for $1,140. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Mainz. Goldgulden, ND (1390-96). Bingen Mint. Konrad II von Weinsberg. NGC MS-63. Obverse: St. John the Baptist standing facing, holding cruciform scepter and raising hand in benediction; Reverse: Coat-of-arms between three smaller coats-of-arms; all within trilobe. Offering a handsome golden-orange tone, this sharply struck example exhibits incredible luster and radiating brilliance. Rather RARE when encountered so choice as this specimen." The archbishops of Mainz were prolific issuers of gold coins in the late middle ages but output dropped in the late fifteenth century, never to recover. This type comes without dates. The goldgulden was originally equal to the Venetian ducat but gradually shrank and dropped in fineness.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.51 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1613.

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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The January 2020 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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