Geneva 1603 6 sols
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This specimen was lot 1324 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$572 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 6 Sols 1603, Genf. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, six sols of 1603, Geneva mint. Rare in this condition, About Extremely Fine.)"
The early coinage of Geneva is rare. For 1603, the SCWC mentions only KM 10, with the revise legend "POVR / VI / SOLS". One thaler was 96 sols.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.9 g, billon, 23 mm diameter, this specimen 1.99 g.
Catalog reference: KM 9 (unlisted date), D.T. 1668c, HMZ 2- 321c.
- 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, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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