European coins from 1506

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	Fritz Rudolf Künker Munzenhandlung			Numismatik Lanz München
	LHS-Numismatik (formerly Leu)			Gorny & Mosch
	Auctiones AG Basel (now part of Münzen & Medaillen GmbH)			Münzen and Medaillen GmbH
	Classical Numismatic Group			Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A.
	Dr. Busso Peus Nachf.			UBS Gold and Numismatics
	Westfalische Auktions Gesellschaft			Numismatica Ars Classica

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BASEL
Goldgulden, 23mm 3.25g, HMZ 2-50
This is a rare goldgulden, the first coin selling for $2665, the second for $1920.

BAVARIA
Goldgulden, 24mm 3.2g, Schulten 140 and 141
There are several die varieties of Bavarian goldgulden this year. From top left: Coins sold for $1815, $1840, $1070, $1925, $1800, and $5160 respectively. Catalogue numbers for the varieties are: Hahn 10 (Witt. 190), Hahn - (Witt. 189 var), Hahn 10 (no Witt. # listed), Hahn 9 (Witt. 188c), Hahn 11 (Witt. 193), and Hahn 10 (Witt. 190c/a). Hahn refers to the Typenkatalog der Münzen der Bayerischen Herzöge und Kurfürsten 1506-1805, and Witt. refers to Die Medaillen und Münzen des Gesamthauses Wittelsbach by J. P. Beierlein.

Like today, there were strikes using one coin's die in other metals than the standard issue in the Renaissance as well. Here is a silver strike made with a 1506 goldgulden die. Unlike the gold coins however, this one has positively hideous engravings of the figures standing on the reverse and blunders the Duke's name on the obverse!

Half Batzen, 22mm, Schulten 144
This is probably the earliest dated coin you can find for under $20 as a general rule of thumb and in good condition. A small horde of the little coins with this date was recently sold with many nice pieces.

BRANDENBURG-FRANCONIA
Goldgulden, 23mm, Schulten 193

BRESLAU, Bishopric
Groschen, 24mm, Schulten 598 (Kopicki 6729 [left], 6726 [right])
Note the lack of a '0' in the date of the first coin.

GLOGAU, Silesian city
Groschen, 25-26mm, Schulten 965

GOSLAR
Mariengroschen, 26mm, Schulten 983

HAMBURG
Mark, 30mm, Schulten 1090
The date is written with Gothic numerals in the small triangle formed at the center of the reverse, but is largely worn off.

HESSE
Goldgulden, 24mm 3.27g, Schulten 1207
An extremely rare coin, probably fewer than 10 known to be in private hands. This example sold for nearly $28,500 in October 2006 (Hess-Divo) , up from $10,100 in May 2005 (Lanz). The third coin shown sold for $3300 even though holed.

HUNGARY
Sextuple Goldgulden (Sechsfacher), 44mm 20.79g, Huszar 741
A fantastic and very rare coin minted from guldiner dies to a weight of six goldgulden! It's doubtful such coins ever circulated as such, however, and were likely kept mainly for accounting and to be given as gifts or awards. The coin sold for $19,325 in January 2005.

Goldgulden, 23mm 3.55g, Huszar 771

One-and-a-half Guldiner (1½-facher), 41mm 40.05g, Huszar 798
This huge early coin sells for $3000-$4000 in this grade

Half Guldiner, 41mm 14.89g, Huszar 798
A large, but thin version of the standard guldiner, this coin sold for $1735.

KÖLN
Goldgulden, 23mm 3.27g, Schulten 1603

Albus, 25mm, Schulten 1612

LUBECK
Half Mark, 30mm, Schulten 1800
The half mark is a much rarer coin than the quarter mark, and even in this damaged shape sold for $160. The second coin was listed at €1500 but did not sell.

Quarter Mark, 27mm, Schulten 1802

MAINZ
Goldgulden, 23mm 3.24g, Schulten 1948

NURNBERG
Goldgulden, 23mm, Schulten 2451

WURZBURG
Goldgulden, 23mm 3.23g, Schulten 3710

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