Need help identifying an old gold coin

ajaan

Any info you can provide is greatly appreciated.

1jester

Looks familiar!

Maybe Frankfurt, 1460s?

Silvereagle82

This is a close as I could find

Frankfurt, Stadt

Goldgulden o.J. mit Namen Sigismunds. J.u.F. 103, Friedberg 937. GOLD
(1410-33)




Friedberg $$ $250 - VF / $400 - XF

1jester

Silver Eagle, your attribution is correct. What issue of Friedberg are you using? I wonder if the prices are accurate. Also, what is the significance of the dot; on the first coin it's below the lamb, and on the second one it's above.

Silvereagle82

<< <i>Silver Eagle, your attribution is correct. What issue of Friedberg are you using? I wonder if the prices are accurate. Also, what is the significance of the dot; on the first coin it's below the lamb, and on the second one it's above. >>



Friedberg 7th edition (latest). I would assume the prices are accurate or slightly low. The coin I've referenced sold for $371 US at an european auction in December 2005.

Don't know about the dot, but it is an interesting observation..Here's another one without a dot

bobking

What are these marks? Official counterstamps, mintmarks, testmarks or chopmarks?

1jester

$250 for a 500-year old hammered ducat seems like such a bargain!!!

Bobking, the dot is neither a counterstamp, a chopmark nor a testmark. However, I don't know what it is.

SYRACUSIAN

Jester, I'm impressed with your id skills, you obviously did not look it up prior to replying. Knowing how vast your collection was, I wouldn't be surprised if you even owned a similar piece.


Interesting coin Don, new purchase?

1jester

<< <i>Jester, I'm impressed with your id skills, you obviously did not look it up prior to replying. Knowing how vast your collection was, I wouldn't be surprised if you even owned a similar piece.


Interesting coin Don, new purchase? >>



Brother D, my collection is neither extensive nor impressive. Besides, you grossly overestimate my ID skills.... But your memory, or intuition as it were, serves you correctly. The piece in question is in fact mine, and given that, my ID skills and memory both are severely lacking.

GDJMSP

<< <i>$250 for a 500-year old hammered ducat seems like such a bargain!!!

Bobking, the dot is neither a counterstamp, a chopmark nor a testmark. However, I don't know what it is.

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Typically, the dots and where they are placed signify the minting issue, such as first minting, second minting etc. In this case I cannot tell you which is which.

lordmarcovan

I think the correct term for those dots would be "pellets", yes?