Regensburg 1512 ducat Fr-2454
This specimen was lot 4042 in Goldberg sale 41 (Beverly Hills, May 2007), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Regensburg. Goldgulden, 1512. Obv. City arms with date above. Leg: +MONE.NO.AVRE.CIVITA.RATISPO. Reverse: St. Wolfgang standing holding church. Leg: S:WOLFGA - NG:ORPRO. Boldly struck with considerable original mint luster. Regensburg's first goldgulden, extremely rare. NGC graded MS-61. Regensburg was a free city of the Holy Roman Empire as well as a bishopric. It started as the old Celtic settlement of Ratisbon, and the original name (ratispo), is found in the legend. The later ducat coinage is quite common, but the first city gold coin pictured here, is extremely rare and highly sought after. Just a great coin." The reverse depicts St. Wolfgang, with a legend imploring, "S:WOLFGAИG:ORA PRO:", that is, "Saint Wolfgang, pray for us."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.26 grams, 23.04 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-2454; Beck-101, type 1.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, and Larry Goldberg, Goldberg Sale 41: the Pre-Long Beach Sale, Beverly Hills: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2007.
- 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.
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