Bern 1550 1/2 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3115

This specimen was lot 3115 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$570 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Vierer 1550, Bern. Sehr selten. Schön. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, vierer of 1550, Bern mint. Very rare, Fine.)"

This type was struck 1547-50, 1554-56, 1559 and undated. The reverse legend, "✠ BERCTOL · D · ZERINGE :", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.46 g, billon, this specimen 0.55 g.

Catalog reference: Lohner 906, HMZ 2-178e.

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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