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[[Image:Hamburg S20-02429q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 20, lot 2429]] | [[Image:Hamburg S20-02429q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 20, lot 2429]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2429 in Sincona sale 20 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2429 in Sincona sale 20 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 5,000 (about US$6,266 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Halber Bankportugalöser zu 5 Dukaten 1679. Auf den Pinneberger Interims-Rezess. Vorzüglich. (extremely fine.)" This five ducat piece commemorates a long forgotten and quickly violated peace treaty. It may actually be a medal as it is not listed in Friedberg or the SCWC. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 2429 in Sincona sale 20 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 5,000 (about US$6,266 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Halber Bankportugalöser zu 5 Dukaten 1679. Auf den Pinneberger Interims-Rezess. Vorzüglich. (extremely fine.)" This five ducat piece commemorates a long forgotten and quickly violated peace treaty. It may actually be a medal as it is not listed in Friedberg or the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 17.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, .554 troy oz AGW; this specimen is 17.30 g.
Catalog reference: Gaedechens 1613. GiG91.
- 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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Numismatic Coins & Medals: Auction 20, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2014.
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