Mainz 1436 goldgulden Fr-1625

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Künker sale 404, lot 2217

This specimen was lot 2217 in Künker sale 404 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,412 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DAS ERZBISTUM MAINZ. ERZBISCHOF DIETRICH I. SCHENK VON ERBACH, 1434-1459. Die Münzstätte Höchst. Goldgulden 1436, Höchst. Vierfeldiges Wappen (Mainz/Erbach) auf Langkreuz//Die Wappen von Köln/Mörs (links), Trier/Helmstadt (rechts) und Pfalz/Bayern (unten) in Kleeblattstellung, in der Mitte ein Punkt. GOLD. RR Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion H. D. Rauch 106, Wien 2018, Nr. 744. Der erste datierte Goldgulden von Mainz. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Dietrich I Schenk of Erbach, 1434-59, goldgulden of 1436, very rare, very fine, the first dated goldgulden of Mainz, Höchst mint. Obverse: quartered arms of Mainz and Erbach over a long cross; reverse: the arms of Cologne, Mors, Trier, Helmstadt, Palatinate and Bavaria, with a dot in the middle. This is the first dated goldgulden of Mainz. Very rare, very fine.)"

Dietrich issued two goldgulden: Fr-1624 (archbishop standing/arms in trilobe reverse) and Fr-1625 (shown here).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,41 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1625; Felke 1208; Levinson I-30 (R2); Schlegel 51; Slg. Pick I (Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 405) 188; Slg. Walther 141.

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.
  • Levinson, Robert, The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500: An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide to dated medieval coinage. Clifton, NJ: Coin & Currency Institute, 2007.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 404: Coins and Medals of the City of Mainz - The Prof. Dr. Eckhart Pick Collection, Part II, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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