Zurich 1702 1/2 ducat Fr-487
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This specimen was lot 3445 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 3,250 CHF (about US$4,714 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Halbdukat 1702, Zürich. Selten. Vorzüglich. Knickspur. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, half ducat of 1702, Zürich mint. Rare, Extremely Fine, Bent.)"
This rare type is listed for 1702 only. Later half ducats, also catalogued as Fr-487 by Friedberg, had "DOMINE/CONSERVA/NOS IN PACE" on the reverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 1.75 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 1.75 g.
Catalog reference: KM 119, D.T. 408a, HMZ 2-1162a, Fr-487.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- 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 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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