Basel 1623 thaler Dav-4604

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4019

This specimen was lot 4019 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$363 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Taler 1623, Basel. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, thaler of 1623, Basel mint. Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1622-24, 1638-39 and is the only thaler of the period which is affordable.

Recorded mintage: unknown but the most common date.

Specification: 11.83 g, silver, 33 mm diameter, this specimen 28.09 g.

Catalog reference: KM 79.1, Dav-4604, Winterstein (Taler) 59. D.T. 1336b, HMZ 2-78k.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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