Bern (1500-28) batzen

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3109

This specimen was lot 3109 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$264 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen o. J. (1500-1528), Bern. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast vorzüglich. Flaue Stellen. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, undated batzen, circa 1500-1528, Bern mint. Very rare in this condition, About extremely fine, Some weakly struck areas.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 3.24 g.

Catalog reference: Geiger Typ 18, HMZ 2-174a.

Source:

  • 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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