Geneva 1563-P 3 sols

Sincona sale 95, lot 4214

This specimen was lot 4214 in Sincona sale 95 (Zurich, October 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1563, Genf. Mzz. P. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three sols of 1563, Geneva mint, mintmark P. Good Very Fine.)"

This type was struck nearly continuously 1554-94. Numista does not mention the mintmark clearly visible here. One thaler was 96 sols.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.0 g, billon, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 3.62 g.

Catalog reference: Demole 282, HMZ 2-301i.

Sources:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1557-G 3 sols
• 1561-P sol
• 1562-P half dicken
• 1562-P thaler
• 1562-P écu pistolet
• 1566-G 3 sols
• Coins and currency dated 1563