Chur 1659 2 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 4227 in Sincona sale 73 (Zürich, November 2021), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$129 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Grisons | Chur, Bistum. Johann VI. Flugi von Aspermont, 1636-1661. 2 Kreuzer 1659, Chur. Selten. Fast sehr schön. (Switzerland, bishopric of Chur, Johann VI of Aspermont, 1636-61, two kreuzer of 1659, Chur mint. Rare, About very fine.)"
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. This is a one year type.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 0.70 g.
Catalog reference: KM 103, D.T. 1491, HMZ 2-429e.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2021.
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