Trier (1414-1417) goldgulden Fr-3424
The first specimen was lot 2236 in Sincona sale 23 (Zürich, May 2015), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$377 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Trier, Erzbistum, Werner von Falkenstein, 1388-1418 Goldgulden o. J. (1414-17). Oberwesel, Sehr schön. (Germany, archbishopric of Trier, Werner of Falkenstein (1388-1418). gold gulden without date, Oberwesel mint, very fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 1141 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $646.25. The catalog description[2] noted, "TRIER: Werner von Falkenstein, 1388-1418, AV goldgulden (Wesel), ND, St. Johannes standing // Trier coat of arms, superimposed upon other arms, VF." Friedberg does not attempt to date this coin any closer than archbishop Werner's reign (1388-1418).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, the first specimen 3.36 g, the second specimen 3.46 g.
Catalog reference: Noss 356, Fr-3424.
- 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, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Coins & Medals, Auction 23, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
- [2]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
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