Saxe-Weimar 1613-WA goldgulden Fr-3014
This specimen was lot 71048 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $3,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "GERMANY. Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Goldgulden, 1613-WA. Johann Ernst and his seven brothers. NGC MS-62. An exceedingly interesting type, this Goldgulden has 8 portraits, 4 on each side, that tell of the joint rule of 8 brothers. This specimen shimmers beautifully and dazzles with the well applied strike. A lovely and less commonly encountered piece." This type of 1613-19 is listed in the SCWC with a specification equal to a ducat but goldgulden were usually slightly lighter and lower in fineness. This accompanies a rather common thaler featuring the eight brothers (Dav-7527).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-3014; KM 19.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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