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[[Image:Geneva S51-4061.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 4061]]

This specimen was lot 4061 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 3,500 CHF (about US$4,222 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Geneva, Savoyen, Münzstätte Cornavin, Herzog Carlo II. 1504-1553. Bianco o. J. Von grösster Seltenheit. Gutes sehr schön.'' (city and canton of Geneva, Cornavin mint, duke Charles II of Savoy, 1504-53, undated bianco. Of the highest rarity, Good very fine.)"</blockquote> Charles II was dule of Savoy 1504-53 altho he spent most of the latter half of his reign in exile while the French occupied his domain. In 1534-35, he besieged Geneva in an attempt to quell disturbances there but failed to take the city. Cornavin is now the site of a railroad station in downtown Geneva but was probably outside the walls in the sixteenth century.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver or billon, this specimen 2.49 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' HMZ 1-386a. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018. 

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* [[Geneva 1554 2 quarts|1554 2 quarts]]
* [[Geneva 1562 thaler Dav-8731|1562 thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1504]]
* return to coins of [[Switzerland, Geneva]]

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