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This specimen was lot 3598 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Genova, Dogi Biennali, 1528-1797. 1 Lira 1648. Sehr schön. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand.'' (republic of Genoa, biennial doges, 1528-1797, one lira of 1648. Very fine, Flan defect at the edge.)"</blockquote> This date is not listed in the SCWC, which lists a one lira for 1641-48 with mintmaster CS but does not provide a photograph. This example has mintmaster BN. The lira was worth twenty soldi.
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This specimen was lot 3598 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Genova, Dogi Biennali, 1528-1797. 1 Lira 1648. Sehr schön. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand.'' (republic of Genoa, biennial doges, 1528-1797, one lira of 1648. Very fine, Flan defect at the edge.)"</blockquote> This date is not listed in the SCWC, which lists a one lira for 1641-48 with mintmaster CS but does not provide a photograph. This example has mintmaster BN. The lira was worth twenty soldi.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

Revision as of 12:22, 10 June 2025

Sincona sale 51, lot 3598
Genoa about 1700

This specimen was lot 3598 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$543 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Genova, Dogi Biennali, 1528-1797. 1 Lira 1648. Sehr schön. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand. (republic of Genoa, biennial doges, 1528-1797, one lira of 1648. Very fine, Flan defect at the edge.)"

This date is not listed in the SCWC, which lists a one lira for 1641-48 with mintmaster CS but does not provide a photograph. This example has mintmaster BN. The lira was worth twenty soldi.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.30 g, .659 fine silver, this specimen 6.96 g.

Catalog reference: Lunardi 283, probably KM 193.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

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