Metz 1624 goldgulden Fr-164b
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This specimen was lot 1085 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,691 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"EUROPÄISCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · FRANKREICH/LOTHRINGEN, METZ, STADT Goldgulden 1624. GOLD. RR Kl. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand, sehr schön +. (kingdom of France, city of Metz, godlgulden of 1624. Very rare, planchet defect on the edge, very fine or better.)"
This type is listed for 1620, 1623-24, 1631 and undated. The dated specimens bring double those without. Metz was occupied by France in 1552 and annexed thereto in 1648.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 3.33 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,32 g.
Catalog reference: KM 12, Fr-164 b; Flon 7.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.
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