Zurich 1671 1/2 ducat Fr-467

Sincona sale 98, lot 4636

This specimen was lot 4636 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$762 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbdukat 1671, Zürich. Variante mit rückseitigem Spruch ANNO / DOMINI / 1671. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. Gewellt. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, half ducat of 1671, Zürich mint. Rare, About Extremely Fine, Wavy flan.)"

This type was struck 1671, 1677 and 1692 along with Fr-465, which had "MON:/NO. THV/RICNEN/SIS" on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.69 g.

Catalog reference: KM 99, D.T. 1061a, HMZ 2-1141n, Fr-467.

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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