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[[Image:K352-1949.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 352, lot 1949]]

This specimen was lot 1949 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €1,900 (about US$2,644 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖLN, ERZBISTUM, Hermann V. von Wied, 1515-1546. Goldgulden 1516, unbekannte Münzstätte. GOLD. RR Sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Cologne|archbishopric of Cologne]], Hermann V of Wied, 1515-46, goldgulden of 1516, unknown mint. Very rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type is listed in Friedberg for 1515, 1517-31 and 1545-46 but is rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.26 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-805; Noss 573 1/2. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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. 
* Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021. 

''Link to:''
* [[Cologne 1511 goldgulden Fr-804]]
* [[Cologne (1516) guldengroschen Dav-9148]]
* city of [[Cologne 1516 real d'or Fr-756a]]
* [[Cologne 1549 goldgulden Fr-807]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1516]]

[[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]]