Zurich 1622 goldgulden Fr-434

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Sincona sale 20, lot 3585

This specimen was lot 1362 in Jean Elsen sale 133 (Brussels, June 2017), where it sold for €8,500 (about US$11,235 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SUISSE, ZURICH, Ville, AR florin d'or (goldgulden), 1622. D/ MONETA NOVA THVRICENSIS 1622 Ecu de la ville dans un quadrilobe anglé. R/ CIVITATIS IMPERIALIS Aigle impériale éployée et couronnée. Extrêmement rare. Très Beau. (city of Zürich, goldgulden of 1622. Obverse: city arms in a quadrilobe; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Extremely rare, very fine.)"

This type is listed for 1622 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.25 g, 0.937 fine gold; this specimen is 3,14 g.

Catalog reference: KM 39, Hürlimann 254; D.T. 1067; Fr-434.

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.
  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 133, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.

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