Geneva 1633-PM 3 sols KM-35
This specimen was lot 3264 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$159 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1633, Genf. Mzz. PM (ligiert). Rv. Stempelvariante: Kreuz ohne Vierpass. Selten. Fast sehr schön. Kleiner Randfehler. Zitat Demole: "...cette pièce ne fut frappée qu'en petit quantité et probablement à titre d'essai". (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three sols of 1633, Geneva mint, mintmark ligated "PM". Rare, About very fine, Minor edge flaw. Cited in Demole as struck in small quantity and probably a pattern.)"
The regular three sols (KM 23) was struck 1619-21, 1633-46. However, this is KM 35, a rare pattern.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.46 g, billon, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 1.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM 35, Demole 316, D.T. 1674f Anm, HMZ 2-326f.
- 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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