Basel (1690) 1/2 thaler
This specimen was lot 4052 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler o. J. (um 1690), Basel. Stadtansicht, darüber kleines, verziertes Baslerwappen. Rv. Baslerwappen, oben und unten zugespitzt, gehalten von zwei Basilisken. Stempelschneider Gabriel Leclerc. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Feine Patina. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, undated half thaler, circa 1690, Basel mint. Obverse: city view, small city arms above; reverse: city arms, pointed at top and bottom, supported by two basilisks. Rare, Good Very Fine, Nicely toned.)"
The SCWC attributes this undated issue to the eighteenth century. We side with the auctioneers.
Record mintage: unknown.
Specification: 13.86 g, silver, 33 mm diameter, this specimen 13.95 g.
Catalog reference: KM 93, Winterstein (Taler) 173, D.T. 1350, HMZ 2-80d.
- 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.
- Winterstein, Christian, Die Taler Von Basel, Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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