Uri (1635) pistole Fr-398
This specimen was lot 2083 in Sincona sale 25 (Zürich, October 2015), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$13,588 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Pistole n. d. (1635). Cross of lilies over the small arms of Uri. Rev. St. Martin on horseback, the beggar to his feet. Extremely rare in this exceptional quality. Almost uncirculated. In places unregular planchet and weak strike (normal for this type). The pistoles of Uri with no date (1635) are often heavily ci[r]culated and badly struck. This specimen is much above average and in exceptionally attractive conservation."
The pistole was based on the French louis d'or.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.64 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 6.42 g.
Catalog reference: D.T. 1192, HMZ 2-982b. Fr-398, KM 32.
- 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, Ruedi Kunzmann and Arne Kirsch, Numismatic Rarities, Auction 25, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2015.
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