Basel (1650) ducat Fr-52

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4027

This specimen was lot 4027 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 3,750 CHF (about US$5,440 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Dukat o. J. (um 1650), Basel. Basilisk mit grossem geschweiften Wappen nach rechts blickend. Rv. Gebogene Inschrift auf Kartusche. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, undated ducat, circa 1650, Basel mint. Obverse: basilisk right with large city arms; reverse: five line inscription in cartouche. Rare, About Extremely Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 102, D.T. 1324, HMZ 2-73d. Fr-52 (very rare).

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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