Chur 1690 2/3 thaler KM-126
This specimen was lot 4202 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$528 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Graubünden, Chur, Bistum. Ulrich VI. von Mont, 1661-1692. Gulden (2/3 Taler) 1690, Chur. Hüftbild des hl. Luzius nach rechts. Fast vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. (Switzerland, canton of Grisons, bishopric of Chur, Ulrich VI. von Mont, 1661-92, gulden or two-thirds thaler of 1690, Chur mint. Obverse: half length bust of St. Lucius right. About Extremely Fine, Extraordinary condition.)"
This type was struck 1689-90 along with KM 124, with bust of the bishop on the obverse.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 19.8 g, silver, 37 mm diameter, this specimen 17.70 g.
Catalog reference: KM 126, D.T. 1497b, HMZ 2-437f.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., Silver Gulden, 1559-1763, Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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