Pfalz (1423) goldgulden Fr-1973

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Künker sale 386, lot 6118

This specimen was lot 6118 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €700 (about US$905 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PFALZ, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Ludwig III. 1410-1436. Goldgulden o. J. (1423), Heidelberg. GOLD. Leichte Bearbeitungsspuren am Rand, kl. Randfehler, sehr schön. (electorate of the Palatinate, Louis III, 1410-36, undated goldgulden, Heidelberg mint. Tooled on the edge, minor edge flaws, very fine.)"

The Palatinate, on the border with France, was divided several times. Friedberg lists this type from the Bacharach and Heidelberg mints. The design is similar but the small shields on the reverse are arranged differently. Fr-1973 has three small shields and a rosette; Fr-1974 has four shields.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.39 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1973 (with incorrect photo); Slg. Memmesh. -; Felke 1071; Slg. Kömmerling (Auktion UBS 65) -.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • 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, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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