Geneva 1647-G 4 pistolets Fr-248
This specimen was lot 1176 in Sincona Auction 100 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 20,000 CHF (about US$30,144 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Quadruple 1647, Genf. (Rosette) GENEVA (Rosette) CIVITAS (Rosette) 1647 (Rosette) Der doppelköpfige, gekrönte Reichsadler mit dem Wappenschild auf der Brust. Rv. (Rosette) POST (Rosette) TENEBRAS (Rosette) LVX (Rosette) Sonne mit Strahlen, im Zentrum Christusmonogramm, oben das Münzzeichen G für den Münzmeister Joseph Gringalet. Äusserst selten. Fast vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, quadruple d'or of 1647, Geneva mint. Obverse: crowned double headed eagle with arms on its breast; reverse: sunburst with the Christ monogram in the center, mintmaster's initial "G" at the top. Extremely rare, About Extremely Fine, Extraordinary condition.)"
This rare issue is listed for 1635-38, 1641-42. It was equal to four écus pistolet. Varieties exist in the number of sun rays; this example has twelve.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 15.28 g, 0.900 fine gold per the SCWC, 13.1 g per Numista, this specimen 13.17 g.
Catalog reference: Demole 604. D.T. 1652k. HMZ 2-308k (LP), Fr-248, KM 39.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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 100: SINCONA Jubilee Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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