Chur 1703 15 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 2797 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 3,000 CHF (about US$3,600 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND, Grisons, Chur, Bistum, Ulrich VII. von Federspiel, 1692-1728. 15 Kreuzer (Viertelgulden) 1703, Chur. Brustbild des Bischofs ohne Kopfbedeckung nach rechts. Rv. Gekrönter Doppeladler mit Nimben und mit vierfeldigem Wappen auf der Brust. Unten Wertzahl. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (bishopric of Chur, Ulrich VII of Mont, 1692-1728, fifteen kreuzer/quarter gulden of 1703, Chur mint. Obverse: bust of the bishop to right; reverse: crowned double headed eagle supporting quartered arms, date below. Very rare, Very fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 4.44 g.
Catalog reference: Trachsel 236 var. D.T. 865 Anm, HMZ 2-447b, KM 135.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
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- Chur 1688 15 kreuzer
- Coins and currency dated 1703
- return to coins of Switzerland, Chur