Mainz (1444-56) goldgulden Fr-1625
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This specimen was lot 3742 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,680 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ERZBISTUM Dietrich I. von Erbach, 1434-1459. Goldgulden o. J. (1444-1456), Höchst. GOLD. R Attraktives Exemplar, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Dietrich of Erbach, 1434-59, undated gold gulden, Hochst mint, scarce, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck thru the entire reign of Dietrich I (1434-59) but only a few from the 1430's bear dates.
Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.40 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-1625; Schlegel 55 b; Slg. Walther - (vgl. 144).
- 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
Link to:
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