Trier (1374) goldgulden Fr-3406

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Künker sale 352, lot 2155

This specimen was lot 2155 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,183 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TRIER, ERZBISTUM, Kuno II. von Falkenstein, 1362-1388. Goldgulden o. J. (1374), Trier. GOLD. Sehr schön +. (Germany, archbishopric of Trier, Kuno II von Falkenstein, 1362-88, undated goldgulden, Trier mint. very fine or better.)"

Friedberg also notes Fr-3407 and Fr-3408 from this mint. Trier and the other archbishoprics were significant producers of gold in the Middle Ages.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-3406; Noss 173; Felke 355.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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