Ostfriesland 1588 goldgulden Fr-883
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This specimen was lot 41461 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $576. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. East Friesland. Gold Gulden, 1588. Edzard II. NGC EF Details--Mount Removed. Obverse: Half-length bust of Maximilian II right holding globus cruciger; Reverse: Coat-of-arms. From the Augustana Collection." This type was struck 1580-90. This windswept, poverty stricken province had little call for gold.
Recorded mintage: 7,416.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM MB99, Fr-883.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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