Geneva 1624-GR 6 sols

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4250

This specimen was lot 4250 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 800 CHF (about US$1,161 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 1/16 Taler zu 6 Sols 1624, Genf. An Stelle des Doppeladlers über dem Wappen die Wertbezeichnung . 6 | S . für 6 Sols. Rv. Mzz. G - R. Selten. Sehr schön. Gewellt. Exemplar der Slg. Kunzmann, Auktion SINCONA 44, Zürich, Oktober 2017, Los 5316. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, one sixteenth thaler of six sols, Geneva mint. Instead of the double-headed eagle above the coat of arms, the value. Rare, Very Fine, Wavy flan.)"

This six sols, struck 1624 only, was worth one sixteenth thaler. The SCWC says another coin not marked "6 S" (KM A30, listed as a 1/16 thaler) was also struck in 1624. Both are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.83 g, silver or billon, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 1.82 g.

Catalog reference: KM 29, Demole 390, D.T. 1669, HMZ 2-323a (plate coin).

Sources:

  • 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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