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BOHEMIA. Karl IV. Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-1378; King of Bohemia, 1346-1378. AV Goldgulden – Florin (21mm, 3.51 g, 12h). Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg) mint. + kAROLVS D ЄI GRACIЄ, crowned half-length facing bust of Karl, holding lis-tipped scepter and globus cruciger; annulet stops / + ROmAnORVm ЄT (quadrilobe) BOЄmIЄ RЄX, Bohemian Lion left; double annulet and annulet stops. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe C21; Donnebauer 834; Friedberg 2. Toned, underlying luster. Good VF. Rare.
From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins. Ex Goldberg 41 (27 May 2007), lot 3984.
The coinage of Bohemia in the 14th century was dominated by the vast quantities of Groats (Pragergroshcen) and Pennies (Parvus) struck from the silver deposits discovered in Kutná Hora in 1298. Gold was comparatively rare, especially the handsome Florins of Charles IV.
From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins. Ex Goldberg 41 (27 May 2007), lot 3984.
The coinage of Bohemia in the 14th century was dominated by the vast quantities of Groats (Pragergroshcen) and Pennies (Parvus) struck from the silver deposits discovered in Kutná Hora in 1298. Gold was comparatively rare, especially the handsome Florins of Charles IV.