Basel (1700) ducat Fr-45

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Sincona sale 64, lot 3089

This specimen was lot 3089 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 3,400 CHF (about US$4,260 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Basel | Stadt und Kanton, Dukat o. J. (nach 1700), Basel. Nach rechts gewandter Basilisk. Rv. Schrift in fünf Zeilen in einer reich verzierten Kartusche. Vorzüglich-FDC. (city and canton of Basel, undated ducat, Basel mint. Obverse: basilisk right; reverse: five line inscription in cartouche. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

This specimen realized nearly double the catalog value.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.34 g.

Catalog reference: KM 133, D.T. 722, HMZ 2-94a, Fr-45.

Source:

  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.

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