Zurich 1666 1/4 ducat Fr-466

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4635

This specimen was lot 4635 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 362 CHF (about US$525 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Vierteldukat 1666, Zürich. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, quarter ducat of 1666, Zürich mint. Rare, About Extremely Fine.)"

This type is listed for 1666 only and is scarce for a quarter ducat.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 0.875 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 0.85 g.

Catalog reference: KM 91, D.T. 160b, HMZ 2-1144h, Fr-466.

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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