Trier (1400-01) goldgulden Fr-3417
This specimen was lot 596 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,200 CHF (about US$2,907 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Trier, Erzbistum, Werner von Falkenstein, 1388-1418. Goldgulden o. J. (1400-1401), Koblenz. 3.45 g. Noss 247 a. Felke 644. Fr-3417. Vorzüglich. Prüfspur am Rand. Exemplar der Auktion Schweizerischer Bankverein 44, Basel, Januar 1998, Los 653. (Germany, archbishopric of Trier, Werner von Falkenstein, 1388-1418, undated goldgulden, circa 1400-01, Koblenz mint. Extremely fine, Test mark on edge.)"
Trier and the other archbishoprics were significant producers of gold in the Middle Ages.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.
Catalog reference: Noss 137a. Felke 382 var. Fr-3404.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 89, The Garrulus Collection of Numismatic Rarities and Masterpieces, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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