Zurich 1645 1/2 ducat Fr-465
This specimen was lot 3630 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$628 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbdukat 1645, Zürich. Löwe nach links mit Palmzweig und Zürcher Wappenschild. Rv. Jahreszahl mit Inschrift in einem Lorbeerkranz. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, half ducat of 1645, Zürich mint. Obverse: lion to left with palm branch and city arms; reverse: date with inscription in laurel wreath. Very fine-extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1641, 1645, 1649-51 and 1670-71.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.70 g.
Catalog reference: KM 59, Hürlimann 280, D.T. 1058b, HMZ 2-1141e, Fr-465.
- 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, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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