Nordlingen 1497 goldgulden Fr-1795
This specimen was lot 1987 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,670 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NÖRDLINGEN, REICHSMÜNZSTÄTTE, Maximilian I. von Habsburg, König 1493-1519. Pfandinhaber Philipp von Weinsberg, 1469-1503. Goldgulden 1497. GOLD. R Sehr schön. (Germany, imperial mint at Nordlingen, Maximilian of Hapsburg, king 1493-1519, goldgulden of 1497. Rare, 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 was struck intermittently 1494-1516. Like most issues of this town, it is rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.25 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-1795; Herzfelder 17 a; Levinson I-366 a.
- 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, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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