Bern 1540 dicken

Sincona sale 95, lot 4092

This specimen was lot 4092 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$2,079 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Dicken 1540, Bern. Selten. Fast sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA 6, Zürich, Mai 2012, Los 2988. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, dicken of 1540, Bern mint. Rare, About Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1539-41. The reverse legend, "✥ BERCHT ⁕ DVX ZERING ⁕ FVNDAT", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 8.5-9.2 g, silver, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 9.09 g.

Catalog reference: Lohner 346, HMZ 2-172h.

Sources:

• 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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