Geneva 1595-G 3 quarts
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This specimen was lot 3233 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Quarts 1595 G, Genf. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Unregelmässiger Schrötling. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three quarts of 1595, Geneva mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Uneven planchet.)"
Three quarts was nine deniers or ¾ sol. This type is listed for 1593-99.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 1.30 g, billon, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 1.36 g.
Catalog reference: Demole 152, HMZ 2-304q.
- 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 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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