Bern 1539 dicken

Sincona sale 91, lot 3113

This specimen was lot 3113 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$4,229 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Dicken 1539, Bern. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, dicken of 1539, Bern mint. Rare, Good very fine.)"

This type was struck 1539-41.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.5-9.2 g, silver, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 9.00 g.

Catalog reference: Lohner 343 var, HMZ 2-172g.

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.

Link to:

• 1538 half batzen (2 kreuzer)
• (15)39 goldgulden
• 1540 dicken
• 1540 half guldiner
• Coins and currency dated 1539