Mainz 1492 goldgulden Fr-1630

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Künker sale 404, lot 2248

This specimen was lot 2248 in Künker sale 404 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €5,000 (about US$6,561 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DAS ERZBISTUM MAINZ. ERZBISCHOF BERTHOLD VON HENNEBERG, 1484-1504. Die Münzstätte Mainz. Goldgulden 1492, Mainz. Spitzer Dreipass, in der Mitte vierfeldiges Wappen (Mainz/Römhild/Henneberg/Mainz), in den Ecken die Schilde von Köln, Trier und Pfalz//Christus mit erhobener Rechten und Buch thront v. v. in gotischem Gestühl, unten Wappen von Mainz. GOLD. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Münzhandlung Sonntag 33, Stuttgart 2020, Nr. 874. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Berthold of Henneberg, 1484-1504, goldgulden of 1492, Mainz mint. Obverse: pointed tripod, in the center a quartered arms of Mainz, Römhild, Henneberg and Mainz, the shields of Cologne, Trier and Bavaria around; reverse: Christ enthroned under a Gothic dais, holding a book and raising his hand in blessing, below, the arms of Mainz. Very rare date, very fine.)"

This is the second and scarcer of Berthold's goldgulden. All are dated. Friedberg reports dates of 1491-1504. Berthold led the reform faction within the empire, attempting to abolish private war and transfer the emperor's powers to a council of electors. Failing in this, he resigned the imperial chancery in 1503.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,27 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1630; Levinson I-280 (R3-4); Slg. Pick I (Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 405) -; Slg. Walther -.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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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