Schaffhausen (15)30 batzen

Sincona sale 102, lot 5417

This specimen was lot 5417 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Schaffhausen. Batzen 1530, Schaffhausen. Mindere Jahreszahl (15)30. Selten. Leichte Prägeschwächen. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, Schaffhausen, batzen of 1530, Schaffhausen mint, abbreviated date. Rare, Slightly weakly struck, Good Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1514-15 and 1526-33. Most have four digit dates but not this one. The batzen was four kreuzer. The city arms depict an ibex leaping, sometimes by itself or out of a castle window (as here).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.2 g, billon, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 3.14 g.

Catalog reference: Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 409 var, HMZ 2-753h.

Source:

• 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 Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1529 batzen
• (1530) half batzen
• Zurich 1530 batzen
• 1531 batzen
• Coins and currency dated 1530