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4042- Regensburg. Goldgulden, 1512

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:10,000.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD
4042- Regensburg. Goldgulden, 1512
<Our item number 109389><B>Regensburg. Goldgulden, 1512.</B> Fr-2454; Beck-101, type 1. 3.26 grams. 23.04 mm. Obv. City arms with date above. Leg: +MONE.NO.AVRE.CIVITA.RATISPO. <I>Reverse:</I> St. Wolfgang standing holding church. Leg: S:WOLFGA - NG:ORPRO. Boldly struck with considerable original mint luster. Regensburg&#39;s first goldgulden, extremely rare. <B>NGC graded MS-61.</B> <BR><BR>Regensburg was a free city of the Holy Roman Empire as well as a bishopric. It started as the old Celtic settlement of Ratisbon, and the original name &#40;ratispo&#41;, is found in the legend. The later ducat coinage is quite common, but the first city gold coin pictured here, is extremely rare and highly sought after. Just a great coin. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;20,000-25,000. <I><BR>The Dr. Jacob Terner Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 109389<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109389.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/41jpegs/109389N2 .jpg"> </P></IMAGES>