Zurich 1646 ducat Fr-459

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Künker sale 294, lot 3269

This specimen was lot 3269 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,044 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ, ZÜRICH. Stadt. Dukat 1646. In US-Plastikholder der PCGS mit der Bewertung AU 58. GOLD. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldpatina, vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, ducat of 1646, in PCGS AU-58 holder. Scarce in this quality, attractive example with fine gold toning, extremely fine.)"

This rare type is listed for 1646-50. Later types featured only one lion brandishing a sword.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.

Catalog reference: D./T. 1053; Fr-459, KM 69.

Source:

  • 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.

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