Difference between revisions of "Geneva 1554-G quart"
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[[Image:Sincona91-3228.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3228]] | [[Image:Sincona91-3228.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3228]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3228 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Quart 1554, Genf. Seltene Variante mit Mzz. G. Sehr selten. Schön-sehr schön. Demole erwähnt zwar, dass H. Goulaz auch 1554 als Münzmeister arbeitete, konnte jedoch keine Quarts mit dieser Jahreszahl und Mzz. G finden.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Geneva|canton of Geneva]], quart of 1554, Geneva mint, rare variety with mintmark "G". Very rare, Fine-very fine. Demole mentions that H. Goulaz also worked as mint master in 1554, but could not find any quarts with this year and mint mark G.)"</blockquote> | + | This specimen was lot 3228 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Quart 1554, Genf. Seltene Variante mit Mzz. G. Sehr selten. Schön-sehr schön. Demole erwähnt zwar, dass H. Goulaz auch 1554 als Münzmeister arbeitete, konnte jedoch keine Quarts mit dieser Jahreszahl und Mzz. G finden.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Geneva|canton of Geneva]], quart of 1554, Geneva mint, rare variety with mintmark "G". Very rare, Fine-very fine. Demole mentions that H. Goulaz also worked as mint master in 1554, but could not find any quarts with this year and mint mark G.)"</blockquote> This type was struck intermittently 1535, 1551-54, 1557, 1560-62, 1589-98. The 1554 comes with initials B or G. One thaler was 96 sols and one sol was four quarts. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' billon, this specimen 0.48 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 0.83 g, billon, 17 mm diameter, this specimen 0.48 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Demole 20 Anm, HMZ 2-306m. | ''Catalog reference:'' Demole 20 Anm, HMZ 2-306m. | ||
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* [[Geneva 1555-B 3 sols|1555-B 3 sols]] | * [[Geneva 1555-B 3 sols|1555-B 3 sols]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1557-G 3 sols|1557-G 3 sols]] | * [[Geneva 1557-G 3 sols|1557-G 3 sols]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1560-P quart|1560-P quart]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1554]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1554]] | ||
[[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | [[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | ||
Revision as of 09:29, 20 November 2024
This specimen was lot 3228 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$238 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Quart 1554, Genf. Seltene Variante mit Mzz. G. Sehr selten. Schön-sehr schön. Demole erwähnt zwar, dass H. Goulaz auch 1554 als Münzmeister arbeitete, konnte jedoch keine Quarts mit dieser Jahreszahl und Mzz. G finden. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, quart of 1554, Geneva mint, rare variety with mintmark "G". Very rare, Fine-very fine. Demole mentions that H. Goulaz also worked as mint master in 1554, but could not find any quarts with this year and mint mark G.)"
This type was struck intermittently 1535, 1551-54, 1557, 1560-62, 1589-98. The 1554 comes with initials B or G. One thaler was 96 sols and one sol was four quarts.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.83 g, billon, 17 mm diameter, this specimen 0.48 g.
Catalog reference: Demole 20 Anm, HMZ 2-306m.
- 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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