Schaffhausen 1557 thaler Dav-8741

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Sincona sale 102, lot 5424

This specimen was lot 5424 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 4,000 CHF (about US$6,029 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Schaffhausen. Taler 1557, Schaffhausen. Widder, aus dem Torturm springend. Rv. Einfacher Adler nach links. Umschrift endet mit ES. Sehr selten. Minimaler Schrötlingsriss. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Auktion UBS Gold & Numismatics 63, Zürich, September 2005, Los 1022. (Switzerland, Schaffhausen, thaler of 1557, Schaffhausen mint. Obverse: an ibex springs from a tower window; reverse: eagle facing left, reverse legend ends "ES". Very rare, Minimal Flan crack, Very Fine.)"

This type is noted for 1550, 1551, 1557, 1562. One thaler was 72 kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28 g, silver, this specimen 28.26 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8741, Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 662ff, HMZ 2-749c.

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

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