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[[Image:Sincona91-3229.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3229]] | [[Image:Sincona91-3229.JPG|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 91, lot 3229]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3229 in Sincona sale 91 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3229 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 1 Sol 1555, Genf. Münzzeichen B. Fast sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Geneva|canton of Geneva]], one sol of 1555, Geneva mint, mintmark "B". About very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1536-40, 1550-76, 1580-97, and many dates have mintmaster's initials. The 1555 comes with initials B or G. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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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, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' | + | * <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 1554-G quart|1554-G quart]] | * [[Geneva 1554-G quart|1554-G quart]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1554-B sol|1554-B sol]] | * [[Geneva 1554-B sol|1554-B sol]] | ||
| − | * [[Geneva 1554 2 quarts|1554-G 2 quarts]] | + | * [[Geneva 1554 2 quarts|1554-G 2 quarts (½ sol)]] |
| + | * [[Geneva 1555-B 2 quarts|1555-B 2 quarts (½ sol)]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1555-B 3 sols|1555-B 3 sols]] | * [[Geneva 1555-B 3 sols|1555-B 3 sols]] | ||
* [[Geneva 1557-E sol|1557-E sol]] | * [[Geneva 1557-E sol|1557-E sol]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:28, 4 January 2026
This specimen was lot 3229 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 1 Sol 1555, Genf. Münzzeichen B. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, one sol of 1555, Geneva mint, mintmark "B". About very fine.)"
This type was struck 1536-40, 1550-76, 1580-97, and many dates have mintmaster's initials. The 1555 comes with initials B or G.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.64 g, billon, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 1.55 g.
Catalog reference: Demole 201, HMZ zu 2-303t.
- 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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