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| − | This specimen was lot 4256 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1689, Genf. Mzz. RGS. Selten. Schön-sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Geneva|canton of Geneva]], three sols of 1689, Geneva mint. Rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This obscure type was struck 1689 only with mintmarks -RGS, -SGR and -SRIE. It is the | + | This specimen was lot 4256 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1689, Genf. Mzz. RGS. Selten. Schön-sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Geneva|canton of Geneva]], three sols of 1689, Geneva mint. Rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This obscure type was struck 1689 only with mintmarks -RGS, -SGR and -SRIE. It is only the second coin we have listed for this canton between [[Geneva 1659-AC thaler Dav-4621|1659]] and [[Geneva 1702 2 quarts|1702]]. |
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| + | * [[Geneva 1659-AC 1/2 thaler|1659-AC half thaler]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1659-AC thaler Dav-4621|1659 thaler]] | * [[Geneva 1659-AC thaler Dav-4621|1659 thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1674-AE 6 deniers|1674-AE 6 deniers]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1702 2 quarts|1702 2 quarts (½ sol)]] | * [[Geneva 1702 2 quarts|1702 2 quarts (½ sol)]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1689]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1689]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 96, 97, 98]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 96, 97, 98]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | ||
Revision as of 11:51, 5 January 2026
This specimen was lot 4256 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1689, Genf. Mzz. RGS. Selten. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three sols of 1689, Geneva mint. Rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"
This obscure type was struck 1689 only with mintmarks -RGS, -SGR and -SRIE. It is only the second coin we have listed for this canton between 1659 and 1702.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 1.73 g, billon, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 1.66 g.
Catalog reference: KM 52, Demole 340, D.T. 1676b, HMZ 2-326ee.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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