Geneva 1607 3 sols

Sincona sale 98, lot 4238

This specimen was lot 4238 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1607, Genf. Mzz. . x . auf Revers. Selten. Fast vorzüglich. Kleines Zainende. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three sols of 1607, Geneva mint. Rare, About Extremely Fine, Minor edge clip.)"

This type is listed for 1607 only. One thaler was 96 sols.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1 g, billon, 19 mm diameter, this specimen 0.94 g.

Catalog reference: KM 14, Demole 388, D.T. 1673, HMZ 2-325b.

Sources:

• 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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