Bern (1710)-DB 6 ducats Fr-151
This specimen was lot 3139 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 30,000 CHF (about US$39,942 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, 6 Dukaten o. J. (um 1710), Bern. Gekröntes Berner Wappen zwischen einem Löwen und einem Bären. Unter dem Wappen die Stempelschneider-Initialen "D B" für De Beyer. Rv. Mann und Frau neben Altar. Oben Lorbeerkranz unter strahlender Sonne. Sehr selten, Vorzüglich-FDC, Kleine Kratzer auf Vorderseite, Exemplar der Auktion LHS Numismatik 103, Zürich, Mai 2009, Los 546. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, undated six ducats, circa 1710, Bern mint. Obverse: crowned Bernese arms supported by a lion and a bear, engraver's initials below; reverse: a man and woman stnd beside an alter, a laurel wreath and shining sun above. Very rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Small scratches on obverse.)"
This rare issue was accompanied by KM 81 (10 ducat), KM 77 (8 ducat), KM 80 (7 ducat), KM 72 (5 ducat) and KM 78 (4 ducat).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 21 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 20.71 g.
Catalog reference: KM 79, Lohner 36, var, D.T. 463c, HMZ 2-207a, Fr-151.
- 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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