Schaffhausen (15)78 3 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3417

This specimen was lot 3417 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 70 CHF (about US$94 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Groschen 1578, Schaffhausen. Mindere Jahreszahl (15)78. Münzzeichen einseitiger Zainhaken nach links, des Münzmeisters Hans Jakob Zentgraf d. J. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, groschen of 1578, Schaffhausen mint. Abbreviated date, hook mintmark. Very fine.)"

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

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2.08 g.

Catalog reference: HMZ 2-753s.

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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