Pomerania (14)89 schilling
This specimen was lot 1072 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Pommern, Herzogtum, Bogislaus X. 1474-1523. Schilling 1489, Gartz. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Kricheldorf 49, Freiburg, Februar 2017, Los 1540. Exemplar der Sammlung Kirchheimer, Auktion Kricheldorf 46, Freiburg, 1998, Los 1864. (Germany, duchy of Pomerania, Bogislav X, 1474-1523, schilling of 1489, Gartz mint. Very fine-extremely fine.)"
Bogislaw X (1454-1523) was duke of Pomerania-Barth (from 1474), Pomerania-Wolgast and Pomerania-Stettin (from 1478), successfully uniting the splinters for the first time in several centuries. The ruling dynasty, which fell extinct in 1637, called itself the Griffins after the device on the reverse. In 1531, Pomerania would be divided once again. This is a very early dated coin.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 1.29 g.
Catalog reference: Olding (Pommern) 2, Levinson I-243.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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