Geneva 1602 6 sols KM-9
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This specimen was lot 4153 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$452 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 6 Sols 1602, Genf. POVR SIX SOLS. Vorzüglich. Feine Patina. (Switzerland, city and canton of Geneva, six sols of 1602, value written as "POVR·SIX·SOLS", Geneva mint. Extremely Fine, Nicely toned.)"
The other variety for 1602 (KM 10) has the value written as "POVR / VI / SOLS". One thaler was 96 sols.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 1.88 g.
Catalog reference: KM 9, D.T. 1668a, HMZ 2-321a.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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