Geneva 1620 8 deniers

Sincona sale 98, lot 4243

This specimen was lot 4243 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 80 CHF (about US$116 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 8 Deniers 1620, Genf. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, Geneva mint. Fine-Very Fine.)"

This type is listed for 1617-20 but does not fit the usual sol/quart/denier denominations. One thaler was 96 sols. One sol was four quarts or twelve deniers.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 0.97 g, billon, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 1.04 g.

Catalog reference: KM 22, Demole 136, D.T. 1681c, HMZ 2-330c.

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.

Link to:

• 1607 3 sols
• 1619-NP 3 sols
• 1621 quart
• 1621-G sol
• 1621-G thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1620