Nurnberg 1522 goldgulden Fr-1801
This specimen was lot 3704 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €600 (about US$809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NÜRNBERG, STADT, Goldgulden 1522. GOLD. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldtönung, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, city of Nuremberg, gold gulden of 1522. Attractive example with fine toning, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type commenced production about 1429 and was struck undated for several decades. Those produced 1506-47 have dates. The long production run makes this type the most common Nurnberger gold coin prior to the 1640's.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.24 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-1801; Kellner 11.
- 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.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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