Mainz 1514 goldgulden Fr-1632
This specimen was lot 1972 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €4,400 (about US$6,124 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Uriel von Gemmingen, 1508-1514. Goldgulden 1514, Mainz. Geviertes Wappen von drei Schildchen umgeben in Dreipaß//Christus thront v. v. über Wappen (Mainz). GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit Sehr schön. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Uriel of Gemmingen, 1508-14, goldgulden of 1514, Mainz mint. Extremely rare, very fine.)"
The archbishop issued this type intermittently 1506-14. Some come undated.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,27 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB30, Slg. Walther 179; Slg. Pick -; Fr-1632.
- Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- 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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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