Geneva 1560-P 3 sols

Sincona sale 102, lot 5187

This specimen was lot 5187 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 750 CHF (about US$1,131 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1560, Genf. Mzz. P. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion NGSA 18, Genf, November 2022, Los 2093. (Switzerland, city and canton of Geneva, three sols of 1560, Geneva mint. Very rare, Very Fine.)"

This type is listed in Numista for 1554-89, 1592-94. One thaler was 96 sols.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4 g, billon, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 3.70 g.

Catalog reference: Demole 279, HMZ 2-301f.

Source:

• 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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