Nordlingen (1491-93) goldgulden Fr-1794
The first specimen was lot 2056 in Stack's Coin Galleries sale (Irvine, July 2011), where it did not sell. The catalog description noted, "GERMAN STATES. Norglingen. Goldgulden, ND. Name of Friedrich III (1491-93). St. John the Baptist holding lamb. Rv. Orb on Gothic trilobe, FRIDERICUS Somewhat flat strike. VERY FINE. Ex Steve Niforos, May 1956." The second specimen was lot 4029 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €480 (about US$630 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"NÖRDLINGEN, REICHSMÜNZSTÄTTE, Friedrich III. von Habsburg, Kaiser 1451-1493. Pfandinhaber Philipp von Weinsberg, 1469-1503. Goldgulden o. J. (1469-1487). GOLD. Min. gewellt, sehr schön. (city of Nordlingen, Frederick III of Habsburg, emperor 1451-93, mortgaged to Philip of Weinsberg, 1469-1503, undated goldgulden, circa 1469-87. Slightly wavy, very fine.)"
Nordlingen was an imperial free city which last issued ducats in 1650. It is today in the state of Bavaria near Donauworth. This type is known undated (as here) and dated 1491-93.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, the second specimen 3.24 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-1794; Herzfelder 8 var.
- 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]Van Valen, Frank, and Vicken Yegparian, The July 2011 Coin Galleries Sale, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, 2011.
- [2]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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- 1492 goldgulden
- 1497 goldgulden
- Coins and currency dated 1491
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