Nurnberg (1440-50) goldgulden Fr-1801

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Künker sale 336, lot 6577

This specimen was lot 6577 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €650 (about US$851 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"NÜRNBERG, STADT. Goldgulden o. J. (1440-1450). GOLD. R Fast sehr schön. (Germany, city of Nuremberg, undated goldgulden. Scarce, about very fine.)"

Friedberg notes that the city began striking these in 1429 but did not add the date until 1506. The type was terminated in 1547. The figure is St. Laurence.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1801; Kellner 3.

Source:

  • 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 Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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