Basel 1634 2 assis

Sincona sale 95, lot 4045

This specimen was lot 4045 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Doppelassis 1634, Basel. Selten. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, double assis of 1634, Basel mint. Rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"

The double assis was 1/20 of a thaler. This type is listed for 1623-24, 1634, 1638 and undated.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.15 g, billon, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 2.90 g.

Catalog reference: KM 74, D.T. 1362d, HMZ 2-85d.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• 1623 double assis
• 1633 dicken (24 kreuzer)
• 1634 dicken (24 kreuzer)
• 1635 dicken (24 kreuzer)
• 1638 half thaler
• 1638 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1634