Geneva 1580-G ecu pistolet Fr-249
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This specimen was lot 4260 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 6,200 CHF (about US$7,399 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Stadt und Kanton Genf, Ecu pistolet 1580. Sehr selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. Aussergewöhnlich attraktive Erhaltung. (city and canton of Geneva, écu pistolet of 1580. Very rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated, Most attractive condition.)"
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 3.29 g.
Catalog reference: Demole 524, HMZ 2-293r, Fr-249.
- 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.
- 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 sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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