Basel 1624 thaler Dav-4605

Sincona sale 91, lot 3059

This specimen was lot 3059 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$430 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Taler 1624, Basel. Rv. Einköpfiger Adler nach rechts. Selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, thaler of 1624, Basel mint. Reverse: single headed eagle facing right. Rare, Very fine.)"

The city issued two different thalers in 1624: KM 79.2/Dav-4605 (eagle facing right, shown here) and KM 84/Dav-4604 (eagle facing left).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28.21 g.

Catalog reference: KM 79.2, D.T. 1336d, HMZ 2-78m, Dav-4605.

Source:

• 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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