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[[Image:Sincona91-3247.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3247]] | [[Image:Sincona91-3247.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3247]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3247 in Sincona sale 91 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3247 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$3,171 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1587, Genf. Die Jahreszahl im Schriftkreis, oberhalb des Wappens. Mzz. C. Von grosser Seltenheit. Schön-sehr schön. Weder Stroehlin noch Demole erwähnen den Jahrgang 1587. Ein zweites Exemplar konnte einzig in der Auktion Numismatica Genevensis 18, Genf, November 2022, Los 2118 gefunden werden.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Geneva|canton of Geneva]], three sols of 1587, Geneva mint, the date in the legend over the arms, mintmark "C". Of high rarity, Fine-very fine. The second specimen known.)"</blockquote> This type was struck nearly continuously 1554-94. Numista does not mention the mintmark clearly visible here. One thaler was 96 sols. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' billon, this specimen | + | ''Specification:'' 4.0 g, billon, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 3.44 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Demole -, HMZ 2-301ff. | ''Catalog reference:'' Demole -, HMZ 2-301ff. | ||
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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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024. |
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| + | * [[Geneva 1586-C sol|1586-C sol]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1586-C 3 sols|1586-C 3 sols]] | * [[Geneva 1586-C 3 sols|1586-C 3 sols]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1589-CG quart|1589-CG quart]] | * [[Geneva 1589-CG quart|1589-CG quart]] | ||
| + | * [[Geneva 1589-CG 3 sols|1589-CG 3 sols]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1587]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1587]] | ||
[[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | [[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]][[Category: Selections from Sincona sale 88, 89, 90, 91]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:24, 4 January 2026
This specimen was lot 3247 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,400 CHF (about US$3,171 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1587, Genf. Die Jahreszahl im Schriftkreis, oberhalb des Wappens. Mzz. C. Von grosser Seltenheit. Schön-sehr schön. Weder Stroehlin noch Demole erwähnen den Jahrgang 1587. Ein zweites Exemplar konnte einzig in der Auktion Numismatica Genevensis 18, Genf, November 2022, Los 2118 gefunden werden. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three sols of 1587, Geneva mint, the date in the legend over the arms, mintmark "C". Of high rarity, Fine-very fine. The second specimen known.)"
This type was struck nearly continuously 1554-94. Numista does not mention the mintmark clearly visible here. One thaler was 96 sols.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.0 g, billon, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 3.44 g.
Catalog reference: Demole -, HMZ 2-301ff.
- 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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