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* [[Coins and currency dated 1603]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1603]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:13, 14 November 2024
This specimen was lot 1780 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €460 (about US$575 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SUISSE, GENEVE, Ville, AR 12 sols, 1603. D/ Ecu de la ville sous une aigle éployée. R/ Dans le champ: POVR/ XII/ SOLS. Rare. presque Très Beau. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, silver twelve sols of 1603. Obverse: city arms below an eagle displayed; reverse: value in field. Rare, about Very Fine.)"
The early coinage of Geneva is rare. The SCWC notes that one thaler was twelve florins and 9 sols. This type is listed for 1602-03.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon.
Catalog reference: KM 11, Demole 414; D.T. 1663b.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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