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Latest revision as of 17:00, 4 January 2026

Sincona sale 98, lot 4222

This specimen was lot 4222 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$203 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 1 Sol 1560, Genf. Mzz. P. Selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, sol of 1560, Geneva mint. Rare, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1536-40, 1550-76, 1580-97, and many dates have mintmaster's initials. One thaler was 96 sols.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.64 g, billon, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 1.36 g.

Catalog reference: Demole 209, HMZ 2-303z.

Sources:

  • 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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