Basel (1720) 2 goldgulden Fr-28
This specimen was lot 4059 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 14,000 CHF (about US$19,404 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Doppelter Goldgulden o. J. (um 1720), Basel. Ovales Baslerwappen in reich verzierter Kartusche. Rv. Reichsapfel in verziertem Sechspass. Schräg gerippter Rand schwach sichtbar. Sehr selten. Gutes vorzüglich. Justiert. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, Very rare, About Uncirculated, Adjustment marks.)"
This rare type accompanied a single goldgulden (KM 155).
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.43 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6.40 g.
Catalog reference: KM 137, Winterstein (Goldgulden) 237, D.T. 730, HMZ 2-93a, Fr-28.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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