Mainz (1427-28) goldgulden Fr-1621
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This specimen was lot 1197 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$270 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Mainz, Erzbistum, Konrad III. von Dhaun, 1419-1434 Goldgulden o. J. (1427/1428). Bingen. Schön. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Conrad III of Dhaun, 1419-34, undated goldgulden, Bingen mint, Fine.)"
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. Sadly, a coin this worn brings little premium.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.30 g.
Catalog reference: Felke 1165. Fr-1621.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
Link to:
- (1422-23) goldgulden, Höchst mint, Conrad III von Dhaun
- Mainz (1428-34) goldgulden Fr-1621
- Coins and currency dated 1427
- return to coins of German States, Mainz