Basel 1640 ducat Fr-50
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This specimen was lot 5494 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 4,400 CHF (about US$5,853 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt Dukat 1640. Ovales Wappen zwischen der Jahreszahl auf Kartusche. Rv. Nimbierter Doppeladler. Selten. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city of Basel, ducat of 1640. Obverse: oval arms divide date; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle. Rare, extremely fine.)"
This type is among the scarcer ducats of Basel tho none are common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,44 g.
Catalog reference: KM 97, D.T.1320, HMZ 2-73g. Fr-50.
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
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