Basel 1718 groschen
This specimen was lot 4064 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,741 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bistum Basel, Johann Konrad II. von Reinach-Hirzbach, 1705-1737. Groschen 1718, Pruntrut. Wertbezeichnung 3 (Kreuzer) reicht in die Umschrift hinein. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. Die beiden Varianten Michaud 197 und 198 unterscheiden sich in der Vorderseitenumschrift und, einfacher zu behalten, in der Stellung der Wertzahl, welche die Umschrift nicht teilt oder bis in die Umschrift reicht. (Switzerland, bishopric of Basel, John Conrad II of Reinach-Hirzbach, 1705-37, groschen of 1718, Pruntrut mint. Very rare, 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 1717-18 and is very scarce. One groschen was three kreuzer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.61 g, billon, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 1.89 g.
Catalog reference: KM 30 (3 kreuzer), Michaud 198. D.T. 707b, HMZ 2-148b.
- 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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
Link to:
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