Fribourg (15)72 batzen
This specimen was lot 4170 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 5,500 CHF (about US$7,978 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Freiburg/Fribourg, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1572, Freiburg. 6.27 g. Dickabschlag. Mindere Jahreszahl 7Z am Ende der Rückseitenumschrift. MCV 37d var (als Halbbatzen). Richter (Proben) 1-261, HMZ 2-259d Anm. Von grosser Seltenheit. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Fribourg, batzen of 1572, Fribourg mint. Thick planchet, abbreviated date at the end of the reverse legend. Highly rare, Extremely Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 8.9 g, silver, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 8.92 g.
Catalog reference: KM 6, MCV 34, D.T. 1259b (plate coin), HMZ 2-265b.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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