Chur (1619) dicken KM-213
This specimen was lot 33743 in Heritage sale 3073 (Chicago, April 2019), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "Chur. Canton Dicken 1619 MS62 NGC. Weakly-struck but with much remaining luster, a coin which has encountered clearly limited circulation. Some areas of discoloration are noted. From the Engelen Collection of World Coinage." Chur, along with the rest of Switzerland, left the Empire in 1648 as part of the Treaty of Westphalia which ended the Thirty Years War. The city arms feature a leaping ibex altho they are not shown on this coin. This dicken, which probably traded for a quarter thaler, was struck 1619-21. Another type (KM 214) exists without the halo around St. Luke's head. This is a city issue; the bishop also issued coins.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver.
Catalog reference: KM 213.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Bierrenbach, Cristiano and Warren Tucker, Heritage World and Ancient Coins Auction 3073, featuring the Lake County Collection of British coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2019.
Link to:
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