Luzern 1741 4 ducats Fr-320

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Sincona sale 5, lot 43

This specimen was lot 43 in Sincona sale 5 (Zürich, May 2012), where it sold for 26,000 CHF (about US$31,993 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Luzern 4 Dukaten 1741. Stempel von Jean Thiébaud. Av. Zwei Wilde Männer mit Schwert und Palmzweig halten eine Krone über das Luzernerwappen. Rv. Wertangabe, Jahreszahl und „I·T“ (für Jean Thiébaud) in einer Kartusche. Sehr selten. Gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Luzerne, four ducats of 1741. Dies by Jean Thiébaud. Obverse: two wild men of the forest with sword and palm branch support the crowned city arms; reverse: date and city name in cartouche. Ver rare, good extremely fine.)"

The four ducats of Lucerne were struck only for special occasions and are all rare. This was one of a series of gold coins which included a single ducat (Fr-323), double ducat (Fr-322), three ducats (Fr-321) and five ducats (Fr-319).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14 g, 0.986 fine gold, .443 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 13.76 g.

Catalog reference: KM 65, Divo/Tobler 534b, HMZ 2-643a, Friedberg 320.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 5, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2012.

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