Geneva 1604 sol
This specimen was lot 4229 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$451 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 1 Sol 1604, Genf. Ohne Mzz. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Exemplar der Sammlung Zuberbühler, Auktion SINCONA 16, Zürich, Oktober 2013, Los 5400. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, one sol of 1604, Geneva mint, without mintmark. Rare, Good Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1603-12, 1619-22 with many of the later dates having mintmarks. One thaler was 96 sols and one sol was four quarts.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.0 g, billon, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 1.78 g.
Catalog reference: KM 13, Demole 243, D.T. 1678b, HMZ 2-328b.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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