Basel 1708 assis

Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 72616

This specimen was lot 72616 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $504. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Basel. Assis, 1708. NGC MS-66. An elegant and attractive minor issue for the city, this Superb Gem presents a strong strike, hints of brilliance, and a pastel tone that exudes a springtime pastoral feel." This type was struck only in 1708 yet is not rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, about 1.17-1.31 g.

Catalog reference: KM 136; HMZ-2106a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• Basel (1710)-DB 1/4 thaler
• (1710) thaler
• (1710) double thaler
• Basel 1724 1/2 batzen
• Basel 1724 batzen
• Coins and currency dated 1708