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[[Image:Sincona 103-0539.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona Auction 103, lot 539]]

This specimen was lot 539 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$9,906 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''GRIECHENLAND Chios, Benedetto & Paleologo Zaccaria, 1307-1314. 1/4 Ducato o. J., +.M.E.P.ZAChARIE Quadrierter spanischer Schild. Rv. +CIVITAS.SXI (Rosette) Kreuz. Von grösster Seltenheit.'' ([[Greece]], duchy of Chios, Benedetto & Paleologo Zaccaria, 1307-1314, undated quarter ducat. Obverse: quartered Spanish arms; reverse: cross. Of the highest rarity. NGC XF40.)"</blockquote> Benedetto Zaccaria (c. 1235 – 1307) was a Genoese admiral and mercenary who seized the island of Chios from the Turks in 1304 and was acknowledged as its lord by the Byzantines 1304-07. Paleologo Zaccaria (d. 1314) was his son and successor.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 0.85 g, gold, this specimen 0.78 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Mazarakis 1. Lunardi -. Fr-unlisted. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' 
* 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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, ''SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

''Links to:''
* [[Chios (1343-54) zecchino Fr-2a]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1307]]

[[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 103, 104, 105]]