Geneva 1568-G ecu pistolet Fr-249

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Sincona sale 68, lot 5276

This specimen was lot 5276 in Sincona sale 68 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$8,557 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Geneva | Stadt und Kanton, Ecu pistolet 1568, Genf. Selten. Vorzüglich. (city and canton of Geneva, ecu pistolet of 1568, Geneva mint. Rare, Extremely fine.)"

Friedberg lists this obscure type for 1562-86 and notes that the last écu pistolet was struck in 1642.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.35 g.

Catalog reference: Demole 514, HMZ 2-293g. Fr-249.

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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 68, Swiss Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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