Zurich 1650 ducat Fr-464

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4629

This specimen was lot 4629 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 3,000 CHF (about US$4,352 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Dukat 1650, Zürich. Sehr selten. Fast vorzüglich. Flaue Stellen. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, ducat of 1650, Zürich mint. Very rare, About Extremely Fine, Some weakly struck areas.)"

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

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.47 g.

Catalog reference: KM 69, D.T. 1054d, HMZ 2-1138m, Fr-464.

Sources:

  • 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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