View source for Pfalz (1427-28) ducat Fr-1976

[[Image:Pfalz c1427 goldgulden S18-1477.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 1477]]

This specimen was lot 1477 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Goldgulden o. J. (1427-28). Bacharach. Sehr schön.'' (Electoral Pfalz, goldgulden without date (1427-28), very fine.)"</blockquote> The Palatinate, on the border with France, was divided several times. Friedberg lists this type from the Bacharach, Heidelberg, Neustadt, Oppeheim and Ruesselheim mints.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' gold, this specimen 3.48 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Pal. Coll. 49. Felke 1137. Fr-1976.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014. 

''Link to:''
* [[Pfalz (1422) goldgulden Fr-1974]], Oppenheim mint
* [[Pfalz (1423) goldgulden Fr-1973]], Heidelberg mint
* [[Pfalz 1438 goldgulden Fr-1977]], Bacharach mint
* [[Coins and currency dated 1427]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Pfalz]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]]