Zurich (1620) ducat Fr-442
This specimen was lot 3660 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 11,000 CHF (about US$14,482 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Zurich | Stadt und Kanton. Goldgulden o. J. (um 1620), Zürich. Karl der Grosse auf Thron sitzend mit Reichsapfel und Schwert. Rv. S . P . Q . (lateinisch für Senatus Populusque; zu Deutsch: Der Senat und das Volk) THVRICEN(SIS). Sehr selten. NGC MS65+. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Switzerland, canton of Zurich, undated goldgulden from around 1620, Zürich mint. Obverse: Charlemagne enthroned with orb and sword; reverse: legend. Very rare, gem uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"
This rare ducat was accompanied by a double ducat (Fr-441).
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.41 g.
Catalog reference: KM 21, D. T. 1044b, HMZ 2-1138a. Fr-442.
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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