Cologne (1387) goldgulden Fr-792

Künker sale 294, lot 3667

This specimen was lot 3667 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabrück, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €550 (about US$741 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"KÖLN, ERZBISTUM, Friedrich III. von Saarwerden, 1371-1414. Goldgulden o. J. (1387), Bonn. GOLD. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, archbishopric of Cologne, Frederick III of Saarwerden, 1371-1414, undated goldgulden, Bonn mint. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

Both the city and the archbishop of Cologne (or Koln) issued gold ducats and it takes a keen eye to tell them apart. Friedberg notes this type as fairly common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,50 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-792; Noss 214 c.

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.
• ^[1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

Link to:

• Cologne (1383) goldgulden Fr-789
• (1400) goldgulden, Bonn mint
• Cologne (1402) goldgulden Fr-790
• Coins and currency dated 1387
• return to coins of German States, Cologne