Geneva 1586-C sol
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This specimen was lot 5199 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 70 CHF (about US$106 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 1 Sol 1586, Genf. Mzz. C. Selten. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of Geneva, one sol of 1586, Geneva mint. Rare, About Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1536-40, 1550-76, 1580-97, and many dates have mintmaster's initials. One thaler was 96 sols.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.64 g, billon, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 1.34 g.
Catalog reference: Demole 232, HMZ 2-303vv.
- 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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