Geneva 1656-AC 2 ducats Fr-254
This specimen was lot 5280 in Sincona sale 68 (Zurich, October 2020), where it sold for 16,000 CHF (about US$21,064 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Geneva | Stadt und Kanton, Doppeldukat 1656, Genf. Verziertes Quadrat mit Inschrift und Jahreszahl. Rv. gekrönter Doppeladler mit dem Genfer Wappen auf der Brust. Äusserst selten. Gutes sehr schön. (city and canton of Geneva, double ducat of 1656, Geneva mint. Obverse: rectangular tablet with city name and date; reverse: double-headed eagle with the city arms on the breast. Extremely rare, Good very fine.)"
This type was struck 1654-66 and 1674 and 1690, and all dates are rare.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 6.89 g.
Catalog reference: KM 46, Demole 581. D.T. 1654c, HMZ 2-309d. Fr-254.
- 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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