Schaffhausen 1527 batzen

Sincona sale 91, lot 3408

This specimen was lot 3408 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$570 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Schaffhausen, Batzen 1527, Schaffhausen. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen mint. Good very fine.)"

This type was struck 1514-15 and 1526-33. Most have four digit dates. 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, silver, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 3.15 g.

Catalog reference: HMZ 2-753e.

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.

Link to:

• 1526 batzen
• 1529 batzen
• 1550 half thaler
• 1550 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1527