Zurich 1718 2 ducats Fr-485a
This specimen was lot 2064 in Sincona Auction 108 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 14,000 CHF (about US$20,395 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Doppeldukat 1718, Zürich. MONETA REIPUBLICÆ TIGURINÆ. Von zwei aufsteigenden Löwen mit je einem Schwert und einem Palmzweig flankiertes Zürcher Stadtwappen. Rv. DOMINE / CONSERVA / NOS IN / PACE / 1718 in einer Barock-Kartusche. Darunter je ein Palm - und ein Lorbeerzweig. Glatter Rand. Sehr selten. FDC. Prachtexemplar. NGC MS63 (8902359-003). Top Pop. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA AG 4, Zürich, Oktober/November 2011, Los 5391. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, double ducat of 1718, Zürich mint. Obverse: two lions support the city arms, the left holding a sword and the right holding a palm branch; reverse: motto and date in a baroque cartouche, laurel and palm branches below. Plain edge. Very rare, Mint State, Cabinet piece.)"
This type was struck 1718-36, 1739-48, 1751-61 and 1767; despite this, all dates are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.98 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.91 g.
Catalog reference: Hürlimann 133. D.T. 402a. HMZ 2-1160g. Fr-485a, KM 141.
- 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, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 108: The Lake View Collection of Magnificent Swiss Gold Coins - Part 1, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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