Schaffhausen (15)60 1/2 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3415

This specimen was lot 3415 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$638 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Vierer 1560, Schaffhausen. Selten. Fast sehr schön. Leicht gereinigt. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, vierer of 1560, Schaffhausen mint. Rare, About very fine, Lightly cleaned.)"

A vierer was half a kreuzer. The city arms depict an ibex leaping, sometimes by itself or out of a castle window (as here).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 0.42 g.

Catalog reference: HMZ 2-757i.

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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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