Geneva (1550)-G quart

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3223

This specimen was lot 3223 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$215 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Quart o. J. (um 1550), Genf. Spanisches Wappen, darüber Doppeladler. Umschrift mit GENVA (sic.) CIVITAS. Rv. Ankerkreuz. Umschrift endet nicht mit LVX und Mzz. G, sondern mit LV . G. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, undated quart, circa 1550, Geneva mint. Obverse: Spanish style arms, double headed eagle above, GENVA in legend; reverse: anchor cross, legend ends "LV · G". Rare, About extremely fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 0.75 g.

Catalog reference: Demole - (see 12), HMZ 2-306d.

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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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