Geneva 1563-P ecu pistolet Fr-249

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 ANA sale, lot 21574. This image is upside down; the central motto should read "IHS"

This specimen was lot 21574 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it sold for $7,500. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Geneva. Ecu-Pistolet, 1563-P. NGC AU-58. Crowned Imperial eagle with Geneva Shield, "GENEVA CIVITAS"; Reverse: Stylized multi-ray sun with "IHS" at center, legend: 'POST TENEBRAS LVX'. This appealing dated 16th-century gold coin shows a meticulous strike on a nearly round planchet and boasts a wealth of sparkling luster due to significant texture in the fields. A RARELY matched example in terms of overall quality." Friedberg lists this obscure type for 1562-86 and notes that the last écu pistolet was struck in 1642.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-249; HMZ-279.

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.
• 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.
• ^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.

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