Geneva 1566-G 3 sols
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This specimen was lot 4216 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 150 CHF (about US$208 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1566, Genf. Mzz. G. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three sols of 1566, Geneva mint, mintmark G. 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 3.50 g.
Catalog reference: Demole 285, HMZ 2-301l.
- 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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