Geneva 1650-M ducat Fr-256

Sincona sale 68, lot 5279

This specimen was lot 5279 in Sincona sale 68 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 15,000 CHF (about US$19,748 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Geneva | Stadt und Kanton, Dukat 1650 M, Genf. Verziertes Quadrat mit Inschrift und Jahreszahl. Rv. gekrönter Doppeladler mit dem Genfer Wappen auf der Brust. Äusserst selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (city and canton of Geneva, ducat of 1650, Geneva mint. Obverse: rectangular tablet with city name and date; reverse: double-headed eagle with the city arms on the breast. Extremely rare, Very fine-extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1644-54, 1657 and 1677, and all dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.5 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 42, Demole 552. D.T. 1655g, HMZ 2-311g. Fr-256.

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.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 68, Swiss Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.

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• 1654-AHB ducat
• 1656 double ducat
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