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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 ( | + | 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,'' | + | * <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]] | ||
| + | * [[Basel 1640 1/4 thaler|1640 quarter thaler]] | ||
| + | * [[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]] | ||
| + | * [[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
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.
- 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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