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[[Image:Zurich K294-3269.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 294, lot 3269]] | [[Image:Zurich K294-3269.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 294, lot 3269]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3269 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,044 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ, ZÜRICH. Stadt. Dukat 1646. In US-Plastikholder der PCGS mit der Bewertung AU 58. GOLD. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldpatina, vorzüglich.'' (Switzerland, canton of | + | This specimen was lot 3269 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,044 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ, ZÜRICH. Stadt. Dukat 1646. In US-Plastikholder der PCGS mit der Bewertung AU 58. GOLD. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldpatina, vorzüglich.'' (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, ducat of 1646, in PCGS AU-58 holder. Scarce in this quality, attractive example with fine gold toning, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This rare type is listed for 1646-50. Later types featured only one lion brandishing a sword. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* [[Zurich 1641 ducat Fr-458|1641 ducat]] | * [[Zurich 1641 ducat Fr-458|1641 ducat]] | ||
| + | * [[Zurich 1645 thaler Dav-4638|1645 thaler, one lion on obverse]] | ||
| + | * [[Zurich 1645 thaler Dav-4639|1645 thaler, two lions on obverse]] | ||
* [[Zurich 1645 1/4 ducat Fr-466|1645 quarter ducat]] | * [[Zurich 1645 1/4 ducat Fr-466|1645 quarter ducat]] | ||
* [[Zurich 1645 1/2 ducat Fr-465|1645 half ducat]] | * [[Zurich 1645 1/2 ducat Fr-465|1645 half ducat]] | ||
| + | * [[Zurich 1645 ducat Fr-464|1645 ducat]] | ||
* [[Zurich 1646 thaler Dav-4640|1646 thaler]] | * [[Zurich 1646 thaler Dav-4640|1646 thaler]] | ||
* [[Zurich 1646 2 thaler Dav-A4640|1646 double thaler]] | * [[Zurich 1646 2 thaler Dav-A4640|1646 double thaler]] | ||
* [[Zurich 1646 8 ducats Fr-470|1646 8 ducats]] | * [[Zurich 1646 8 ducats Fr-470|1646 8 ducats]] | ||
| − | * [[Zurich | + | * [[Zurich 1649 1/4 ducat Fr-466|1649 quarter ducat]] |
| + | * [[Zurich 1649 1/2 ducat Fr-465|1649 half ducat]] | ||
| + | * [[Zurich 1649 ducat Fr-459|1649 ducat]] | ||
| + | * [[Zurich 1649 6 ducats Fr-472|1649 6 ducats]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1646]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1646]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Switzerland, Zurich]] | * return to coins of [[Switzerland, Zurich]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | [[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 293, 294]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:43, 11 January 2026
This specimen was lot 3269 in Künker sale 294 (Osnabruck, Germany, July 2017), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,044 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ, ZÜRICH. Stadt. Dukat 1646. In US-Plastikholder der PCGS mit der Bewertung AU 58. GOLD. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Attraktives Exemplar mit feiner Goldpatina, vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, ducat of 1646, in PCGS AU-58 holder. Scarce in this quality, attractive example with fine gold toning, extremely fine.)"
This rare type is listed for 1646-50. Later types featured only one lion brandishing a sword.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: D./T. 1053; Fr-459, KM 69.
- 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Katalog 294: Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871 | Russische Münzen und Medaillen, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2017.
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