Saxony (1497-1500)-FA pfennig
This specimen was lot 1441 in Goldberg Sale 146 (Los Angeles, July 2025), where it sold for $30. The catalog description[1] noted, "German States: Saxony. Einseitiger Pfennig, ND (1497-1500). PCGS graded VF-30. The Augustana Collection." This penny has the initials "FA" above the shield, for the dukes Frederick III (r. 1485-1525) and Albert III (r. 1464-1500). The next issue of this denomination (KM MB58) has the initials "FG" above the shield, which probably are the initials of Frederick III and George (r. 1500-39). Joint coinages were frequent during the early stages of the division between the Ernestine and Albertine dukes; the Ernestine branch splintered after 1554 into the Saxon duchies.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.3 g, billon, 15 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Krug-2207, probably KM MB6.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg Sale 146: US Coins & Currency, Ancient & World Coins, featuring The Americas Collection, The Henry Garrett Collection & The Augustana Collection, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2025.
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