Verdun 1611 florin d'or Fr-243
This specimen was lot 42169 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Verdun. Florin d'Or, 1611. Dieulouard Mint. Erric of Lorraine. VERY FINE Details, Peeling Lamination. A VERY RARE and seldom encountered type, this specimen does exhibit some peeling lamination as noted along with a bit of an irregular nature to the planchet. Nevertheless, highly impressive and nevertheless desirable." This rare type was struck 1608-11. Eric of Lorraine (1576-1623), count of Vaudémont, was a bishop of Verdun and half brother of Louise of Lorraine, Queen consort of France. Altho this coin is dated 1611, Eric resigned his diocese in 1610 and entered a Capuchin monastery. The town was annexed to France by the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, 22.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-243; KM-11.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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