Mainz (1396-97) goldgulden Fr-1614
This specimen was lot 1966 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,392 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Sedisvakanz, 1396-1397. Goldgulden o. J. (1396/1397), Bingen. GOLD. Min. gewellt, vorzüglich. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, sede vacante, 1396-97, undated goldgulden, Bingen mint. Slightly wavy, extremely fine.)"
Friedberg calls this period not a sede vacante (vacant seat) but a disputed election after the death of Konrad II von Weinsberg, a event that happened more than one in the history of the archdiocese. Wikipedia comments, "There were several violent contests between rivals for the archbishopric, and their power struggles occasionally moved the citizens of Mainz to revolt."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-1614; Slg. Walther 96; Zepernick S. 27 und Tf. 1, 6; Link 23 var.; Slg. Pick 130 var.; Felke 571.
- 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, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
Link to:
- Mainz (1390-96) goldgulden Fr-1613, Konrad von Weinsberg
- (1392-93) goldgulden, Bingen mint, Conrad of Weinsberg
- Mainz (1394-95) goldgulden Fr-1610, Konrad von Weinsberg
- (1397-99) goldgulden, Bingen mint
- Coins and currency dated 1396