Geneva 1625-HC thaler Dav-4621
This specimen was lot 3261 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,454 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Taler (Ecu) 1625, Genf. Mzz. HC (ligiert). Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion Numismatica Genevensis 18, Genf, November 2022, Los 2315. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, thaler or écu of 1625, Geneva mint, mintmark ligated "HC". Very fine.)"
This type was struck 1620-27, 1630, 1633-35, 1638-42, 1657, 1659. Altho most of the dates are rare, including this one, the 1622 and 1623 are affordable.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 28.18 g.
Catalog reference: KM 26, Demole 487, D.T. 1657g, HMZ 2-313g, Dav-4621.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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