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1 Goldgulden

Emittent Frankfurt, Free imperial city of
Jahr 1511-1513
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Prägetechnik Hammered
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Aversbeschreibung Full-length facing figure of St. John the Baptist standing in the field, holding the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) in his arms, with a small shield positioned between his feet. The date appears at the end of a circular Latin legend surrounding the central figure. The overall style is characteristic of late medieval German hammered gold coinage.
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Frankfurt's goldgulden issues of this period were struck under the city's authority as a Free Imperial City, a status that granted Frankfurt the right to mint its own coinage — a privilege jealously guarded and periodically contested by neighboring territorial princes. The early sixteenth century was a moment of particular assertion for Frankfurt, as the city was simultaneously cementing its role as the site of imperial elections, giving its coinage a prestige that outweighed its modest production volume.

Fr#941 places this squarely within the Rhineland goldgulden tradition, struck to the weight standard that had governed Rhenish gold since the 1354 coinage treaty among the Electors.