Bern 1658 2 ducats Fr-121

Sincona sale 98, lot 4098

This specimen was lot 4098 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 6,500 CHF (about US$9,428 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Doppeldukat 1658, Bern. Berner Wappen auf verzierter Kartusche. Rv. Nimbierter Doppeladler. Äusserst selten. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Kratzer und Druckstelle. (Switzerland, city and canton of Bern, double ducat of 1658, Bern mint. Obverse: Bernese arms in an ornate cartouche; reverse: haloed doubled headed eagle. Extremely rare, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scratches and pressure mark.)"

This rare type accompanied a single ducat (Bern 1658 ducat Fr-123|Fr-123]]). It also comes undated (Fr-122). This example is the plate coin in Numista.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.64 g.

Catalog reference: KM A30, Lohner 75. D.T. 1122a. Richter (Proben) 1-157, HMZ 2-187c, Fr-121.

Sources:

• 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.
• 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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