Valencia (1396-1410) florin Fr-6
This specimen was lot 1305 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 480 € (about US$622 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Martí I (1396-1410). Valencia. Florin. Mark: tilted crown. Lovely color. Very rare. MBC/MBC+ [very fine or better]." This florin was struck for Martin I, king of Valencia, who was also king of Aragon, Sardinia and Corsica, count of Barcelona and king of Sicily from 1409 (as Martin II). He failed to secure the accession of his illegitimate grandson, Frederic, Count of Luna, and with him the rule of the House of Barcelona came to an end. A similar florin was struck for Barcelona.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3,47 g.
Catalog reference: Cru.V.S. 505 var, Cru.Comas 42 var, Cru.C.G. 2297 var, Cayón-2002, Fr-6 (listed under Aragon).
- Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente Cayón and Juan Cayón, Las Monedas Españolas, del Tremis al Euro: del 411 a Nuestros Dias, 2 volumes, Madrid: Cayón-Jano S.L., 2005.
- 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]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.
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