Trier (1404-07) goldgulden Fr-3419
This specimen was lot 597 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$925 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"DEUTSCHLAND Trier, Erzbistum, Werner von Falkenstein, 1388-1418. Goldgulden o. J. (1404-1407), Koblenz. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Sammlung V. Brand, Teil 4, Auktion Leu 69, Zürich, Juni 1997, Los 5383. (Germany, archbishopric of Trier, Werner von Falkenstein, 1388-1418, undated goldgulden, circa 1404-07, Koblenz mint. Extremely fine. Ex-Virgil Brand collection.)"
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 3.51 g.
Catalog reference: Noss 268a, Felke 721, Fr-3419.
- 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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