Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Goldgulden - Frederick I Margrave of Brandenburg
| Issuer | Brandenburg, Margraviate of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1419-1424 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 1 Goldgulden |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the standing figure of St. John the Baptist is depicted facing, rendered in a Gothic figural style. The saint holds a long staff or cross in his left hand and presents the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) on a book or dish in his right hand, consistent with his traditional iconographic attributes. To the left, a heraldic shield is visible. The surrounding Latin legend reads: + S • IOHANNES • BAPTISTA, identifying the patron saint. The overall composition follows the Rhenish goldgulden type standard, reflecting the influence of Frankfurt and Mainz gold coinage traditions. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Frederick I received the Margraviate of Brandenburg as a hereditary fief from Emperor Sigismund in 1415 — payment, essentially, for Hohenzollern military and financial support during the tumultuous years of the Council of Constance. These gulden were struck during the first decade of Hohenzollern rule over Brandenburg, a dynasty that would hold the territory for the next five centuries. The Franconian mint traditions Frederick brought with him from Ansbach heavily influenced early Brandenburg coinage.
Schr#231a represents a specific die variant within a small and closely studied group.