Zurich 1649 ducat Fr-459

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5626

This specimen was lot 5626 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 2,500 CHF (about US$3,768 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Zürich. Stadt und Kanton. Dukat 1649, Zürich. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, ducat of 1649, Zürich mint. Rare, About Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1646-50. Later types featured only one lion brandishing a sword. In 1649, the canton coined half (KM 70) and one thalers (Dav-4643) and quarter (Fr-466), half (Fr-465), single and six ducats (Fr-472).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.

Catalog reference: KM 69, D.T. 1054c, HMZ 2-1138l. Fr-459.

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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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