Basel 1660 batzen
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This specimen was lot 4059 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bistum Basel, Johann Konrad I. von Roggenbach, 1656-1693. Batzen 1660, Pruntrut. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, bishopric of Basel, John Conrad of Roggenbach, 1656-93, batzen of 1660, Pruntrut mint. About Very Fine.)"
The bishop of Basel was driven from his seat when Basel turned Protestant during the Reformation. He resided in Pruntrut and issued coins from there. This type was struck 1655-63.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.26 g, billon, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 1.20 g.
Catalog reference: KM 21, D.T. 1307e, HMZ 2-137e.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
Link to:
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