Basel 1793 thaler Dav-1757
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
This specimen was lot 5699 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,360 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ, BASEL, Stadt. Taler 1793. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Hübsche Patina, fast Stempelglanz. (Switzerland, city of Basel, thaler of 1793. Scarce in this quality, outstanding example, handsome patina, about uncirculated.)"
Two thalers were struck in Basel in 1793; Dav-1756 shows the basilisk facing right. This one is priced about half that of Dav-1756.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 25.95 g.
Catalog reference: KM 185, Dav-1757; D./T. 749.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.
Link to: