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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4602700, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Switzerland (Basel): gold guilder (goldgulden) of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, ca. 1452-1478</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1262155[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Obverse:</b> ✠ FRIDORICVS ○ ROMANO' ○ IMPA', <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globus_cruciger" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globus_cruciger" rel="nofollow">imperial orb</a> within <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trefoil" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trefoil" rel="nofollow">trefoil</a>.</span></font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Reverse:</span></font></font></b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> ○ MONET ○ NO. / BASILIEN' , </span></font></font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(art)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(art)" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Madonna & Child</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">.</span></font></font></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> Imperial mint at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel#Prince-Bishopric_of_Basel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel#Prince-Bishopric_of_Basel" rel="nofollow">Basel</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" rel="nofollow">Switzerland</a>, as </font></font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince-Bishopric_of_Basel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince-Bishopric_of_Basel" rel="nofollow"><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">Prince-Bishopric</font></font></a> <font face="Georgia"><font size="5">under the authority of </font></font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Frederick III</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">, </font></font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Holy Roman Emperor</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"> (1452-1493).</font></font></span></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Specifications:</b> Gold, 22.6 mm, 3.33 g. Struck ca. 1452-1478.</span></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Grade:</b> <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/39640149" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/39640149" rel="nofollow">PCGS XF45</a>; cert. #39640149. Purchased raw.</span></font></font></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces134933.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces134933.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-134933</a>, Friedberg-9, </font></font><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">HMZ 2-49h, </font></font><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Winterstein (Goldgulden) 128-165.<a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3834&lot=3075" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3834&lot=3075" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></span></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-Sincona AG, Zürich, Switzerland, Auction 64, Lot 3075, 10 June 2020.<a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3834&lot=3075" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3834&lot=3075" rel="nofollow">*</a></span></font></font></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b></font></font><font size="5"><font face="Georgia">The term </font></font><i><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilder" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilder" rel="nofollow">guilder</a></font></font></i><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"> or </font></font><i><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulden" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulden" rel="nofollow">gulden</a></font></font></i><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"> is often used interchangeably with </font></font><i><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florin#Other_coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florin#Other_coins" rel="nofollow">florin</a></font></font></i><font size="5"><font face="Georgia"> to describe similarly sized medieval gold coins from many European polities of the era.</font></font></span></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #000000"><b>Comments:</b> I found this lovely hammered gold piece attractive for its mellow gold toning and the Madonna & Child design. The "orb in trefoil" motif is also interesting. I was familiar with that from the 16th century <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces42705.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces42705.html" rel="nofollow">Krauwinckel</a> jetons, which have turned up in several bulk lots of World coins I've bought over the years (and at <a href="https://historicjamestowne.org/march-2006-2/krauwinkel-jetton-found-in-the-well/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://historicjamestowne.org/march-2006-2/krauwinkel-jetton-found-in-the-well/" rel="nofollow">Jamestown</a>, too).</span></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262155[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262158[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262153[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262156[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262159[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262154[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262157[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">A 1493 woodcut of Basel, around the time this coin would have circulated. From the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Chronicle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Chronicle" rel="nofollow">Nuremberg Chronicle</a>. (Public domain, via Wikipedia)</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262152[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">068696S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4602700, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Switzerland (Basel): gold guilder (goldgulden) of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, ca. 1452-1478[/B] [ATTACH=full]1262155[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#000000][B]Obverse:[/B] ✠ FRIDORICVS ○ ROMANO' ○ IMPA', [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globus_cruciger']imperial orb[/URL] within [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trefoil']trefoil[/URL].[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Reverse:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)] ○ MONET ○ NO. / BASILIEN' , [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(art)'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Madonna & Child[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)].[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Issuer:[/B] Imperial mint at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basel#Prince-Bishopric_of_Basel']Basel[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland']Switzerland[/URL], as [/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince-Bishopric_of_Basel'][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]Prince-Bishopric[/FONT][/SIZE][/URL] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]under the authority of [/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Frederick III[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5], [/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Emperor'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Holy Roman Emperor[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] (1452-1493).[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][B]Specifications:[/B] Gold, 22.6 mm, 3.33 g. Struck ca. 1452-1478. [B]Grade:[/B] [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/39640149']PCGS XF45[/URL]; cert. #39640149. Purchased raw.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Reference:[/B] [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces134933.html']Numista-134933[/URL], Friedberg-9, [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]HMZ 2-49h, [/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Winterstein (Goldgulden) 128-165.[URL='https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3834&lot=3075']*[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][B]Provenance:[/B] ex-Sincona AG, Zürich, Switzerland, Auction 64, Lot 3075, 10 June 2020.[URL='https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3834&lot=3075']*[/URL][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Notes: [/B][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia]The term [/FONT][/SIZE][I][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilder']guilder[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE][/I][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia] or [/FONT][/SIZE][I][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulden']gulden[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE][/I][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia] is often used interchangeably with [/FONT][/SIZE][I][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florin#Other_coins']florin[/URL][/FONT][/SIZE][/I][SIZE=5][FONT=Georgia] to describe similarly sized medieval gold coins from many European polities of the era.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000000][B]Comments:[/B] I found this lovely hammered gold piece attractive for its mellow gold toning and the Madonna & Child design. The "orb in trefoil" motif is also interesting. I was familiar with that from the 16th century [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces42705.html']Krauwinckel[/URL] jetons, which have turned up in several bulk lots of World coins I've bought over the years (and at [URL='https://historicjamestowne.org/march-2006-2/krauwinkel-jetton-found-in-the-well/']Jamestown[/URL], too).[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1262155[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262153[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262156[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262157[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]A 1493 woodcut of Basel, around the time this coin would have circulated. From the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Chronicle']Nuremberg Chronicle[/URL]. (Public domain, via Wikipedia)[/SIZE][/FONT] [ATTACH=full]1262152[/ATTACH] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]068696S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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