Basel 1765-IH thaler Dav-1754A

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Ponterio sale 182, lot 1713
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This specimen was lot 1713 in Ponterio sale 182 (New York, January 2014), where it sold for $381.88. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Basel. Taler, 1765-IH. NGC AU-55. Lustrous." The mythical creature on the reverse is a basilisk. The bishopric of Basel, which surrounded the town, also struck coins, mostly conventional portrait types. The city, however, struck a series of thalers, of which this type is among the more available.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Winterstein (Taler) 113. D.T. 746, HMZ 2-99g, KM 169, Dav-1754A.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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.
  • Winterstein, Christian, Die Taler Von Basel, Basel: Schweizerischer Bankverein Basel, 1983.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 182: The January 2014 NYINC Auction: World Coins, Irvine, CA: Stacks Bowers LLC.

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