Bern 1793 2 duplone Fr-181

Stack's Bowers 2015 NYINC sale, lot 1736

photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 1736 in Stacks-Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $1,527.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Bern. 2 Duplone, 1793. PCGS AU-58 Secure Holder. Nice strike. Strong luster, particularly at periphery." This expensive type is listed for 1793-95 while the canton was under the domination of the French revolution. In Geneva, this coin was a double pistole; in Luzern, a 24 munzgulden, in Solothurn, a double duplone. The coin is modeled on a double louis d'or of France.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 15.82 g, 0.900 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-181; KM-144.1; HMZ-2-211b.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.
• 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2015 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Featuring the John W. Adams and Ray Czabor Collections, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2014.

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