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[[Image:Basel 1640 ducat Sincona 4-5494.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 5494]]
 
[[Image:Basel 1640 ducat Sincona 4-5494.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 4, lot 5494]]
  
This specimen was lot 5494 in Sincona sale 4 (Zurich, October 2011), where it sold for 4,400 CHF (about US$5,853 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt Dukat 1640. Ovales Wappen zwischen der Jahreszahl auf Kartusche. Rv. Nimbierter Doppeladler. Selten. Vorzüglich.'' (Switzerland, city of Basel, ducat of 1640. Obverse: oval arms divide date; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle. Rare, extremely fine.)"</blockquote>  This type is among the scarcer ducats of Basel tho none are common.
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This specimen was lot 5494 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 4,400 CHF (about US$5,853 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt Dukat 1640. Ovales Wappen zwischen der Jahreszahl auf Kartusche. Rv. Nimbierter Doppeladler. Selten. Vorzüglich.'' (Switzerland, city of Basel, ducat of 1640. Obverse: oval arms divide date; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle. Rare, extremely fine.)"</blockquote>  This type is among the scarcer ducats of Basel tho none are common.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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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.  
 
* 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.  
 
* 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>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2011.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.  
  
 
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* [[Basel (1620-50) ducat Fr-76|(1620-50) ducat]]
 
* [[Basel (1620-50) ducat Fr-76|(1620-50) ducat]]
 
* [[Basel 1639 thaler Dav-4604|1639 thaler]]
 
* [[Basel 1639 thaler Dav-4604|1639 thaler]]
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* [[Basel 1640 1/4 thaler|1640 quarter thaler]]
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* [[Basel 1640 1/2 thaler|1640 half thaler]]
 
* [[Basel 1640 thaler Dav-4606|1640 thaler, large arabesques]]
 
* [[Basel 1640 thaler Dav-4606|1640 thaler, large arabesques]]
 
* [[Basel 1640 thaler Dav-4609|1640 thaler, dots in obverse legend]]
 
* [[Basel 1640 thaler Dav-4609|1640 thaler, dots in obverse legend]]
 
* [[Basel 1640 thaler Dav-4610|1640 thaler, slim arabesques]]
 
* [[Basel 1640 thaler Dav-4610|1640 thaler, slim arabesques]]
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* [[Basel (1640) ducat Fr-46|(1640) ducat]]
 
* [[Basel 1653 ducat Fr-51|1653 ducat]]
 
* [[Basel 1653 ducat Fr-51|1653 ducat]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1640]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1640]]

Latest revision as of 16:27, 5 January 2026

Sincona sale 4, lot 5494

This specimen was lot 5494 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 4,400 CHF (about US$5,853 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt Dukat 1640. Ovales Wappen zwischen der Jahreszahl auf Kartusche. Rv. Nimbierter Doppeladler. Selten. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city of Basel, ducat of 1640. Obverse: oval arms divide date; reverse: nimbate double headed eagle. Rare, extremely fine.)"

This type is among the scarcer ducats of Basel tho none are common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 97, D.T.1320, HMZ 2-73g. Fr-50.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.

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