View source for Bern (1700) 6 ducats Fr-158a

[[Image:Sincona 102-5103.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 102, lot 5103]]

This specimen was lot 5103 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 36,000 CHF (about US$54,259 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, 6 Dukaten o. J. (um 1700), Bern. Berner Bär mit Füllhorn neben Stadtwappen. Im Umkreis die Wappen der 14 Berner Zünfte, bzw. Gesellschaften: Distelzwang, Pfistern, Schmieden, Metzgern, Obergerwern, Mittellöwen, Schuhmachern, Webern, Mohren, Kaufleuten, Zimmerleuten, Affen, Schiffleuten und Rebleuten. Rv. Mann und Frau sich über einem Altar die Hand reichend. Darunter eingepunzt die Wertangabe "6 D". Glatter Rand. Äusserst selten. Gutes vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Bern|city and canton of Bern]], undated six ducats, circa 1700, Bern mint. Obverse: the Bernese bear supports a cornucopia and the cantonal arms, fourteen shields around (Distelzwang, Pfistern, Schmieden, Metzgern, Obergerwern, Mittellöwen, Schuhmachern, Webern, Mohren, Kaufleuten, Zimmerleuten, Affen, Schiffleuten and Rebleuten); reverse: a man and woman shake hands over an alter, with the value "6 D" punched in the exergue. Plain edge, extremely rare, about uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This obverse, with the standing bear supporting the city arms (described in Friedberg as a "she-bear nursing") was used on eight ducats (Fr-158), six ducats (shown here), five ducats ([[Bern 1700 5 ducats Fr-159|Fr-159]]) and four ducats (Fr-160), all very rare. None appear on Numista.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but rare.

''Specification:'' 21 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 20.73 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM unlisted, Richter (Proben) 1-170, Fr-158a, HMZ 2-207c. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins)'', Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Bern 1697 ducat Fr-139|1697 ducat]]
* [[Bern 1697-B 3 ducats Fr-132|1697-B triple ducat]]
* [[Bern 1697 3 ducats Fr-133|1697 triple ducat, with garlands]]
* [[Bern 1698 2 ducats Fr-138|1698 double ducat]]
* [[Bern 1699 1/2 kreuzer|1699 half kreuzer (vierer)]]
* [[Bern 1700 16 pfennig|1700 ''sechzehnerpfennig'']]
* [[Bern 1700 5 ducats Fr-159|1700 5 ducats]]
* [[Bern 1701-DB 4 ducats Fr-164|1701 4 ducats]]
* [[Bern 1701-DB 5 ducats Fr-163|1701 5 ducats]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1700]]

[[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 99, 100, 101, 102]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]