Mainz (1464-65) goldgulden Fr-1628
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This specimen was lot 1198 in Sincona sale 38 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$540 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Mainz, Erzbistum, Adolph II. von Nassau, 1461-1475 Goldgulden o. J. (1464/65). Mainz. Sehr schön. Gewellt. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Adolf II of Nassau, 1461-75, undated goldgulden, Very fine, Wavy planchet.)"
This type was struck during the reign of Adolf II of Nassau (1461-75). It is fairly common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.36 g.
Catalog reference: Felke 1422. Fr-1628.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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.
- Grierson, Philip, Coins of Medieval Europe, London: B. A. Seaby Ltd., 1991.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 38, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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