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[[Image:Sincona91-3223.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3223]] | [[Image:Sincona91-3223.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3223]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3223 in Sincona sale 91 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3223 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$215 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Quart o. J. (um 1550), Genf. Spanisches Wappen, darüber Doppeladler. Umschrift mit GENVA (sic.) CIVITAS. Rv. Ankerkreuz. Umschrift endet nicht mit LVX und Mzz. G, sondern mit LV . G. Selten. Fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Geneva|canton of Geneva]], undated quart, circa 1550, Geneva mint. Obverse: Spanish style arms, double headed eagle above, GENVA in legend; reverse: anchor cross, legend ends "LV · G". Rare, About extremely fine.)"</blockquote> |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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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. | * 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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024. |
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* [[Geneva (1504-53) bianco]] | * [[Geneva (1504-53) bianco]] | ||
* [[Geneva (1540) sol|(1540) sol]] | * [[Geneva (1540) sol|(1540) sol]] | ||
| − | * [[Geneva | + | * [[Geneva (1540)-G teston|(1540)-G teston]] |
| + | * [[Geneva 1550 sol|1550 sol]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1554-G quart|1554-G quart]] | * [[Geneva 1554-G quart|1554-G quart]] | ||
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* [[Geneva 1554 2 quarts|1554-G 2 quarts]] | * [[Geneva 1554 2 quarts|1554-G 2 quarts]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1550]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1550]] | ||
[[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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:39, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 3223 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$215 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Quart o. J. (um 1550), Genf. Spanisches Wappen, darüber Doppeladler. Umschrift mit GENVA (sic.) CIVITAS. Rv. Ankerkreuz. Umschrift endet nicht mit LVX und Mzz. G, sondern mit LV . G. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, undated quart, circa 1550, Geneva mint. Obverse: Spanish style arms, double headed eagle above, GENVA in legend; reverse: anchor cross, legend ends "LV · G". Rare, About extremely fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 0.75 g.
Catalog reference: Demole - (see 12), HMZ 2-306d.
- 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), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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