Mainz 1537 goldgulden Fr-1634

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Künker sale 404, lot 2269

This specimen was lot 2269 in Künker sale 404 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €750 (about US$984 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"DAS ERZBISTUM MAINZ. ERZBISCHOF ALBRECHT II. VON BRANDENBURG, 1514-1545. Die Münzstätte Mainz. Albrecht II. Von Brandenburg, 1514-1545. Goldgulden 1537, Mainz. [drei Ringe übereinander] AL [drei Ringe übereinander] AR [drei Ringe übereinander] P [drei Ringe übereinander] M - O [drei Ringe übereinander] MEI 1537 [drei Ringe übereinander] Christus mit erhobener Rechten und Buch thront v. v. in gotischem Gestühl, unten Wappen von Mainz//[drei Ringe übereinander] MON [drei Ringe übereinander] - [drei Ringe übereinander] AVR [drei Ringe übereinander] - [drei Ringe übereinander] REN [drei Ringe übereinander] Spitzer Dreipaß, in der Mitte vierfeldiges Wappen (Mainz/Magdeburg/Halberstadt/Brandenburg), in den Ecken die Schilde von Köln, Trier und Bayern. GOLD. RR Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, kl. Schrötlingsriß, sehr schön +. Exemplar der eLive Auction Fritz Rudolf Künker 74, November 2022, Nr. 2248. (Germany, archbishopric of Mainz, Albert II of Brandenburg, 1514-45, goldgulden of 1537, Mainz mint. Obverse: Christ enthroned under a Gothic dais, below, the arms of Mainz; reverse: pointed tripod, in the center a quartered arms of Mainz, Magdeburg, Halberstadt and Brandenburg, the shields of Cologne, Trier and Bavaria around. Very rare, planchet defect on the edge, small die cracks, very fine or better.)"

This is the only gold coin of this prelate but is common for the period. It comes undated or dated 1515, 1534-43. Albrecht, who was already in debt for his seats as archbishop of Magdeburg and administrator of Halberstadt, took out a loan to finance the fees he paid the pope for the throne of Mainz. He attempted to pay off the loan by selling indulgences, raising the ire of an obscure monk named Martin Luther.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,24 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1634; Slg. Pick I (Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 405) -; Slg. Walther 186.

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.
  • [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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