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[[Image:S69-03213q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 70, lot 3213]]
 
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This specimen was lot 3213 in Sincona sale 70 (Zurich, May 2021), where it sold for 32,000 CHF (about US$42,471 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Bern | Stadt und Kanton. 4 Dukaten 1796, Bern. Gekröntes Stadtwappen in kleinem Lorbeerkranz. Rv. Wertangabe mit Jahrzahl in Lorbeerkranz. Sehr selten. Prachtvoller Erstabschlag.'' (Switzerland, [[Switzerland, Bern|city and canton of Bern]], four ducats of 1796, Bern mint. Crowned arms in a short laurel wreath; reverse: value and date in a laurel wreath. Very rare. NGC MS64 PL, Magnificent first strike.)"</blockquote> Bern, one of the cantons of Switzerland, struck coins fairly steadily throughout the eighteenth century altho thalers are scarce. The coinage was interrupted by Napoleonic occupation but resumed in 1817. This rare and expensive type was accompanied by [[Bern 1798 8 ducats Fr-175|KM 157]] (8 ducats), KM 156 (6 ducats), KM 154 (double ducat) and [[Bern 1794 ducat|KM 148]] (single ducat).
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This specimen was lot 3213 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 32,000 CHF (about US$42,471 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Bern | Stadt und Kanton. 4 Dukaten 1796, Bern. Gekröntes Stadtwappen in kleinem Lorbeerkranz. Rv. Wertangabe mit Jahrzahl in Lorbeerkranz. Sehr selten. Prachtvoller Erstabschlag.'' (Switzerland, [[Switzerland, Bern|city and canton of Bern]], four ducats of 1796, Bern mint. Crowned arms in a short laurel wreath; reverse: value and date in a laurel wreath. Very rare. NGC MS64 PL, Magnificent first strike.)"</blockquote> Bern, one of the cantons of Switzerland, struck coins fairly steadily throughout the eighteenth century altho thalers are scarce. The coinage was interrupted by Napoleonic occupation but resumed in 1817. This rare and expensive type was accompanied by [[Bern 1798 8 ducats Fr-175|KM 157]] (8 ducats), [[Bern 1796 6 ducats Fr-176|KM 156]] (6 ducats), KM 154 (double ducat) and [[Bern 1794 ducat|KM 148]] (single ducat).
  
 
''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.
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''Specification:'' 14 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 13.74 g.  
 
''Specification:'' 14 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 13.74 g.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 155.1, D.T. 473a. HMZ 2-209k. Fr-177.  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 155.1, D.T. 473a, HMZ 2-209k. Fr-177.  
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* 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.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
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* Richter, Juerg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, ''Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart,'' Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
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* 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.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
  
 
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* [[Bern 1794 ducat|1794 ducat]]
 
* [[Bern 1794 ducat|1794 ducat]]
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* [[Bern 1795 4 kreuzer|1795 4 kreuzer (batzen)]]
 
* [[Bern 1796 kreuzer]]
 
* [[Bern 1796 kreuzer]]
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* [[Bern 1796 2 kreuzer|1796 2 kreuzer]] = half batzen
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* [[Bern 1796 1/2 thaler|1796 half thaler]]
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* [[Bern 1796 thaler Dav-1759|1796 thaler]]
 
* [[Bern 1796 2 ducats Fr-179|1796 double ducat]]
 
* [[Bern 1796 2 ducats Fr-179|1796 double ducat]]
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* [[Bern 1796 6 ducats Fr-176|1796 6 ducats]]
 
* [[Bern 1796 8 ducats Fr-174|1796 8 ducats]]
 
* [[Bern 1796 8 ducats Fr-174|1796 8 ducats]]
 
* [[Bern 1796 duplone Fr-182|1796 duplone]]
 
* [[Bern 1796 duplone Fr-182|1796 duplone]]
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* [[Bern 1796 2 duplone Fr-181|1796 double duplone, motto on reverse]]
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* [[Bern 1796 2 duplone Fr-186|1796 double duplone, soldier on reverse]]
 
* [[Bern 1797 10 kreuzer|1797 10 kreuzer]] = 2½ batzen
 
* [[Bern 1797 10 kreuzer|1797 10 kreuzer]] = 2½ batzen
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* [[Bern 1798 4 kreuzer|1798 4 kreuzer]] = batzen
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* [[Bern 1798 4 ducats Fr-177|1798 quadruple ducat]]
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* [[Bern 1798 20 kreuzer|1798 20 kreuzer]] = 5 batzen
 
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* [[Bern 1798 taler Dav-1760B|1798 thaler]]
 
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* [[Bern 1798 4 ducats Fr-177|1798 4 ducats]]
 
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1796]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1796]]
  
 
[[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 69, 70]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]
 
[[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 69, 70]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]]

Latest revision as of 08:51, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 70, lot 3213

This specimen was lot 3213 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 32,000 CHF (about US$42,471 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Bern | Stadt und Kanton. 4 Dukaten 1796, Bern. Gekröntes Stadtwappen in kleinem Lorbeerkranz. Rv. Wertangabe mit Jahrzahl in Lorbeerkranz. Sehr selten. Prachtvoller Erstabschlag. (Switzerland, city and canton of Bern, four ducats of 1796, Bern mint. Crowned arms in a short laurel wreath; reverse: value and date in a laurel wreath. Very rare. NGC MS64 PL, Magnificent first strike.)"

Bern, one of the cantons of Switzerland, struck coins fairly steadily throughout the eighteenth century altho thalers are scarce. The coinage was interrupted by Napoleonic occupation but resumed in 1817. This rare and expensive type was accompanied by KM 157 (8 ducats), KM 156 (6 ducats), KM 154 (double ducat) and KM 148 (single ducat).

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 13.74 g.

Catalog reference: KM 155.1, D.T. 473a, HMZ 2-209k. Fr-177.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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