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[[Image:Sincona90-2538.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 2538]] | [[Image:Sincona90-2538.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 90, lot 2538]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2538 in Sincona sale 90 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2538 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 1 Sol 1551, Genf. Münzzeichen "Stern". Selten. Fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Geneva|canton of Geneva]], one sol of 1551, Geneva mint, mintmark star. Rare, About extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1536-40, 1550-76, 1580-97, and many dates have mintmaster's initials. The 1551 comes with a star (as here) or a "B". One thaler was 96 sols. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' | + | ''Specification:'' 1.64 g, billon, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 1.52 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' HMZ 2-303m. | ''Catalog reference:'' HMZ 2-303m. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* 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 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024. |
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* [[Geneva (1550)-G quart|(1550)-G quart]] | * [[Geneva (1550)-G quart|(1550)-G quart]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1550 sol|1550 sol]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1553-* sol|1553-* 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 1551]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1551]] | ||
[[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | [[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:08, 30 December 2025
This specimen was lot 2538 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 1 Sol 1551, Genf. Münzzeichen "Stern". Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, one sol of 1551, Geneva mint, mintmark star. Rare, About extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1536-40, 1550-76, 1580-97, and many dates have mintmaster's initials. The 1551 comes with a star (as here) or a "B". One thaler was 96 sols.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.64 g, billon, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 1.52 g.
Catalog reference: HMZ 2-303m.
- 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 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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