Duplone

Lucerne's civic gold coinage occupied an awkward political position throughout the eighteenth century — the city-canton lacked the mint output of Bern or Zurich, and its gold issues were produced in small, sporadic runs rather than as a continuous series. The 1741 Duplone appears to fall outside every major reference catalogue, with Wielandt's Luzern 162a the sole recorded citation, suggesting either a very limited original striking or substantial subsequent attrition.

The absence from HMZ, KM, and Faesch-Rahn simultaneously is telling. Pieces this thoroughly unlisted rarely surface in documented auction records.