Geneva 1648-GI ducat Fr-256
This specimen was lot 1330 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$6,096 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Dukat 1648, Genf. Gekrönter Doppeladler. Rv. In einem Quadrat die Wertangabe, der Stadtname und die Jahreszahl in fünf Zeilen. Sehr selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, ducat of 1648, Geneva mint. Obverse: crowned double headed eagle; reverse: value, city name and date on a square tablet. Very rare, Good Very Fine.)"
This rare type is listed for 1644-51.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold; this specimen 3.42 g.
Catalog reference: Demole 550, D.T. 1655e, HMZ 2-311e, KM 42, Fr-256.
- 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, 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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